1 Chronicles 19-20 – Rabbah: the story swallowed by a bigger story
Here is the account of Rabbah, the city that Joab besieged in David’s absence. This was the year of David’s affair with Bathsheba (2 Sam 11-12); note that the accounts are nearly identical (compare 1 Chrn 20:1-3 with 2 Sam 12:26-31 and 2 Sam 10 with 1 Chrn 19). What is missing in 1 Chrn is the story of Bathsheba. Or is it? The Chronicler adds the comment, “But David remained in Jerusalem (v. 20:1).” A moment of indiscretion can haunt our legacy, even an abbreviated one. 
Here is the account of Rabbah, the city that Joab besieged in David’s absence. This was the year of David’s affair with Bathsheba (2 Sam 11-12); note that the accounts are nearly identical (compare 1 Chrn 20:1-3 with 2 Sam 12:26-31 and 2 Sam 10 with 1 Chrn 19). What is missing in 1 Chrn is the story of Bathsheba. Or is it? The Chronicler adds the comment, “But David remained in Jerusalem (v. 20:1).” A moment of indiscretion can haunt our legacy, even an abbreviated one. 
