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2 Samuel 12:26

JoabRabbah

24 And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.

25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.

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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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  • 1 Chronicles 20:1–3

    And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

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  • Deuteronomy 3:11

    For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

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  • 2 Samuel 11:25

    Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

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