Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

After the year, etc

1 Kings 20:22
Then the prophet came up to the king of Israel, and said to him, Now make yourself strong, and take care what you do, or a year from now the king of Aram will come up against you again.
2 Chronicles 36:10
In the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and took him away to Babylon, with the beautiful vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah, his father's brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 3:8
A time for love and a time for hate; a time for war and a time for peace.

David sent

1 Chronicles 20:1
Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, Joab went out at the head of the armed forces and made waste all the land of the Ammonites and put his men in position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jerusalem. And Joab took Rabbah and made it waste.
Zechariah 14:3
Then the Lord will go out and make war against those nations, as he did in the day of the fight.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain