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2 Samuel 12:26

JoabRabbah

24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child

25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.

Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.

27 Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.

28 Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.”

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BSB
Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
KJV
And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
WEB
Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
ASV
Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
DARBY
And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
BLB
And Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and he captured the royal city.
ÅB
Joab stred mot Rabba i ammonittenes land og inntok kongestaden.
OTB
På den tiden kjempet Joab mot Rabba av ammonittene og erobret kongebyen.
B1930
Joab stred mot Rabba i ammonittenes land og inntok kongestaden.

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 20:1–3

    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.

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  • Deuteronomy 3:11

    (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)

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  • 2 Samuel 11:25

    Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.”

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