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2 Samuel 12:27

DavidJoabRabbah

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

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

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.

29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took 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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  • Ezekiel 21:20

    Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.

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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 11:1

    And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

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