The Capture of Rabbah

20 And it happened that ⌊in the spring time of year⌋,[fn] the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led the troops of the army and destroyed the land of the ⌊Ammonites⌋.[fn] And he came and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and destroyed it. 2 And David took the crown of their king from his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold. And in it was a precious stone. Then it was placed upon the head of David. And he brought out the booty of the city, a large amount. 3 And the people who were in it he brought out, and ⌊he set them to work with saws and iron implements and axes⌋.[fn] Thus David did to all the cities of the ⌊Ammonites⌋.[fn] Then David returned, and all the nation went with him.