siege of Rabbah

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The siege of Rabbah was a biblical military campaign in which King David’s forces besieged the Ammonite capital of Rabbah, a setting notably associated with the story of Uriah the Hittite.

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instanceOf biblical event
military campaign
siege
aftermath Ammonites were put to forced labor according to the biblical account
David took the Ammonite crown
associatedFigure Bathsheba
Joab
King David
Uriah the Hittite
biblicalBookChapter 1 Chronicles 20
linked to: 1 Chronicles

2 Samuel 11
2 Samuel 12
combatant Ammonite defenders of Rabbah
forces of King David
commandedBy Joab
conflictBetween Ammonites
Kingdom of Israel
connectedEvent David’s confrontation by the prophet Nathan
David’s sending of Uriah to the front lines
culturalContext Iron Age Levant
describedIn First Book of Chronicles
linked to: 1 Chronicles

Second Book of Samuel
linked to: 2 Samuel
genreOfSources historical narrative
languageOfPrimarySources Biblical Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
location Rabbah
capital of the Ammonites
modernLocationApproximation vicinity of modern Amman, Jordan
narrativeRole background for David’s adultery with Bathsheba
setting for the arranged death of Uriah the Hittite
partOf Davidic wars against the Ammonites
primarySourceType Hebrew Bible account
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
result Israelite victory
capture of Rabbah
defeat of the Ammonites
scripturalStatus part of the Deuteronomistic history
strategicImportance capture of the Ammonite capital
theme royal warfare
sin and judgment in the David narrative
timePeriod reign of King David
underAuthorityOf King David

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Uriah the Hittite battleFront siege of Rabbah