Joab returned. An assault on Rabbah was hopeless due to its great strength, and a regular siege was unsafe because the Syrians were not yet …

Came to Jerusalem. —Why the victory was not immediately followed up is not stated. Perhaps the army of Israel was too exhausted by…

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were
fled
In whom they put great …

Those who are at war with the Son of David not only give the provocation but begin the war. God has forces to send against those who set his wrath …