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2 Samuel 12:27

DavidJoabRabbah

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

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

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.”

29 So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it.

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BSB
Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.
KJV
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
WEB
Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. Yes, I have taken the city of waters.
ASV
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yea, I have taken the city of waters.
DARBY
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
BLB
And Joab sent messengers to David, and he said, “I have fought against Rabbah; Also I have captured the waters of the city.
ÅB
Så sendte Joab bud til David og lot si: Jeg har stridt mot Rabba og inntatt vannbyen.
OTB
Da sendte Joab budbringere til David og sa, "Jeg har kjempet mot Rabba, og jeg har til og med erobret vannbyen.
B1930
Så sendte Joab bud til David og lot si: Jeg har stridt mot Rabba og inntatt vannbyen.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 21:20

    Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.

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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 11:1

    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

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