2 Samuel 12:28
26 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.
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.
30 Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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 by my name.”
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city and take it: lest I take the city and it be called by my name.
- BLB
- And now gather together the rest of the people and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city, and my name it be called after it.”
- ÅB
- Samle nå du resten av folket og leir deg mot byen og innta den, så det ikke blir jeg som inntar byen, og mitt navn blir nevnt over den[^3]!
- OTB
- Nå da, samle resten av folket sammen, og slå leir mot byen og erobre den, ellers vil jeg erobre byen selv, og den vil bli oppkalt etter meg."
- B1930
- Samle nu du resten av folket og leir dig mot byen og innta den, så det ikke blir jeg som inntar byen, og mitt navn blir nevnt over den! / < d.e. byen kalles den av mig inntatte.>
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Original text and word study
Cross references
John 7:18
He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
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