It
happened,
at
the
time
of
the
return
of
the year
, at the time when kings go
out [
to battle]
, that
Joab led forth
the army ,
and wasted
the country
of the children
of
Ammon,
and
came and besieged Rabbah.
But David stayed
at
Jerusalem. Joab struck
Rabbah ,
and overthrew
it.
In
the spring
, 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.