the princes of the children of Ammon The new king's counsellors were as foolish as Rehoboam's advisers (1 Kings 12:10-11). Their unjust suspicions of David's motives may have been excited by his recent conquest of Moab.

the city Rabbah, which was strongly fortified. See ch. 2 Samuel 11:1.

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