11 And it came about at the return of the year,*+ at the time that kings sally forth,+ that David proceeded to send Joʹab and his servants with him and all Israel, that they might bring the sons of Amʹmon to ruin+ and lay siege to Rabʹbah,+ while David was dwelling in Jerusalem.

22 Later the prophet+ approached the king of Israel and said to him: “Go, strengthen yourself+ and take note and see what you are going to do;+ for at the return of the year* the king of Syria is coming up against you.”+

20 After that E·liʹsha died and they buried him.+ And there were marauding bands+ of the Moʹab·ites+ that regularly came into the land at the coming in of the year.