²² And the prophet came to the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself; take note, and see what you should do, ^(A)for ^[a]in the spring of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.”

²⁶ So it was, in the spring of the year, that Ben-Hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to ^(A)Aphek to fight against Israel.

David, Bathsheba, and Uriah

11 It happened in the spring of the year, at the ^(A)time when kings go out to battle, that ^(B)David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged ^(C)Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.

¹³ Suddenly a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel, saying, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, ^(A)I will deliver it into your hand today, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’ ”

Rabbah Is Conquered^(A)

20 It^(B) happened ^[a]in the spring of the year, at the time kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the armed forces and ravaged the country of the people of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But ^(C)David stayed at Jerusalem. And ^(D)Joab defeated Rabbah and overthrew it.

The Whole Armor of God

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.