1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 20:1

¹In the spring,^a at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.

Footnotes

a 20:1 Literally At the turn of the year

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In	לְעֵת֩	lə·‘êṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
the spring	תְּשׁוּבַ֨ת	tə·šū·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8666 return, answer
at the time when	לְעֵ֣ת׀	lə·‘êṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
kings	הַמְּלָכִ֗ים	ham·mə·lā·ḵîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
march out to war	צֵ֣את	ṣêṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
Joab	יוֹאָב֩	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
led out	וַיִּנְהַ֣ג	way·yin·haḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5090 drive, conduct
the army	חֵ֨יל	ḥêl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
and ravaged	וַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת׀	way·yaš·ḥêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Ammonites	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
He came	וַיָּבֹא֙	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Rabbah	רַבָּ֔ה	rab·bāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7237 Rabba
and besieged it	וַיָּ֣צַר	way·yā·ṣar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
but David	וְדָוִ֖יד	wə·ḏā·wîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
remained	יֹשֵׁ֣ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Jerusalem	בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
And Joab	יוֹאָ֛ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
attacked	וַיַּ֥ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
Rabbah	רַבָּ֖ה	rab·bāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7237 Rabba
and demolished it	וַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃	way·ye·her·se·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2040 throw down, break or tear down

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 11:1 · 2 Samuel 12:26–31 · Deuteronomy 3:11 · Amos 1:14 · Jeremiah 49:2–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.