^11:1In the spring of the year, at the time when kings¹ normally conduct wars,² David sent out Joab with his officers³ and the entire Israelite army.⁴ They defeated the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed behind in Jerusalem.⁵

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Footnotes

1 Codex Leningrad (B19A), on which is based, has here “messengers” (הַמַּלְאכִים, hammal’khim), probably as the result of contamination from the occurrence of that word in v. 4. The present translation follows most Hebrew and the ancient versions, which read “kings” (הַמֶּלָאכִים, hammela’kim).
2 Heb “go out.”
3 Heb “and his servants with him.”
4 Heb “all Israel.”
5 The disjunctive clause contrasts David’s inactivity with the army’s activity. For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the spring when kings march out to war, David sent Joab with his officers and all Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

NLTNew Living Translation

In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

It came about in the spring, at the time kings go out, David sent Joab and his servants with him and all of Israel. They ravaged all of the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David was remaining in Jerusalem.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

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