After the year was expired - This refers to the following spring, after the Ammonites had escaped into their city ([Reference 2 Samuel 10:14…

After the year was expired. —Literally, as in the margin, at the return of the year. This refers back to [Reference 2 Sam…

And it came to pa , that after the year was expired
Or at the end of the year, as the Targum, which concluded with t…

Observe the occasions of David's sin; what led to it.

1. Neglect of his business. He tarried at Jerusalem. When we are out of the way …