Cross Reference 2 SAMUEL 11:1 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

{2 Samuel 11:1} And it came to pass, x1961 after the year 8141 was expired, 8666 at the time 6256 when kings 4428 z8675 y4397 go forth 3318 z8800 [to battle], that David 1732 sent 7971 z8799 x853 Joab, 3097 and his servants 5650 with x5973 him, and all x3605 Israel; 3478 and they destroyed 7843 z8686 x853 the children 1121 of Ammon, 5983 and besieged 6696 z8799 x5921 Rabbah. 7237 But David 1732 tarried x3427 still y3427 z8802 at Jerusalem. 3389

am 2969, bc 1035, An, Ex, Is, 456

after the year:
etc. Heb. at the return of the year. "And the prophetª cameª ° to¹ the kingª of Israel,ª and saidª ° unto him, Go,² °¹ strengthen² ° thyself,¹ and mark,ª ° and seeª °¹ what¹ thou doest:ª ° for¹ at the returnª of the yearª the kingª of Syriaª will come upª ° against¹ thee." {1Kg 20:22} + "And it came to pass¹ at the returnª of the year,ª that Benhadadª numberedª °¹ the Syrians,ª and went upª ° to Aphek,ª to fightª against¹ Israel.ª" {1Kg 20:26} + "And when the yearª was expired,ª kingª Nebuchadnezzarª sent,ª ° and broughtª ° him to Babylon,ª with¹ the goodlyª vesselsª of the houseª of the LORD,ª and made¹ ¹ Zedekiahª his brotherª king² ° over¹ Judahª and Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 36:10} + "A timeª to love,ª ° and a timeª to hate;ª ° a timeª of war,ª and a timeª of peace.ª" {Ecc 3:8}

at the time:
The sacred historian seems to intimate that there was one particular time of the year to which military operations were limited; and Josephus informs us that this took place in the beginning of spring. In another part of his works he says, that as soon as spring was begun, Adad levied and led forth his army against the Hebrews. Antiochus also prepared to invade Judea at the first appearance of spring; and Vespasian marched to Antipatris at the commencement of the same season. The kings and armies of the East, says Chardin, do not march but when there is grass, and when they can encamp, which is in April. This rule, however, seems to be disregarded in modern times.

David sent:
"And it came to pass,¹ that afterª the yearª was expired,ª at the timeª that kingsª go outª ° [to battle], Joabª led forthª °¹ the powerª of the army,ª and wastedª °¹ the countryª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª and cameª ° and besiegedª °¹ Rabbah.ª But Davidª tarriedª ° at Jerusalem.ª And Joabª smoteª °¹ Rabbah,ª and destroyedª ° it." {1Ch 20:1} + "Then shall the LORDª go forth,ª ° and fight² ° against¹ those¹ nations,ª as whenª he foughtª ° in the dayª of battle.ª" {Zch 14:3}

Rabbah:
"And Joabª foughtª ° against Rabbahª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª and tookª °¹ the royalª city.ª" {2Sm 12:26} + "For¹ only¹ Ogª kingª of Bashanª remainedª ° of the remnantª ¹ of giants;ª behold,¹ his bedsteadª [was] a bedsteadª of iron;ª [is] it¹ notª in Rabbathª of the childrenª of Ammon?ª nineª cubitsª [was] the lengthª thereof, and fourª cubitsª the breadthª of it, after the cubitª of a man.ª" {Deu 3:11} + "And it came to pass,¹ that afterª the yearª was expired,ª at the timeª that kingsª go outª ° [to battle], Joabª led forthª °¹ the powerª of the army,ª and wastedª °¹ the countryª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª and cameª ° and besiegedª °¹ Rabbah.ª But Davidª tarriedª ° at Jerusalem.ª And Joabª smoteª °¹ Rabbah,ª and destroyedª ° it." {1Ch 20:1} + "Appointª ° a way,ª that the swordª may comeª ° to¹ Rabbathª of the Ammonites,ª ª and to¹ Judahª in Jerusalemª the defenced.ª °" {Ezk 21:20}