2 Samuel 12:29

2 Samuel 12:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
• New International Version (NIV)So David mustered the entire army and went to Rabbah, and attacked and captured it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah and fought against it and took it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it.

Context of 2 Samuel 12:29

27Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; I have even taken the city of waters. 28So now, assemble the rest of the men, and camp against the city and capture it, or I will take the city myself, and it will be named after me.” So David gathered all the men together and went to Rabbah, then fought against it and captured it. 30And he took the crown of their king from his head; it weighed a talent of gold, and [set in it was] a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought the spoil out of the city in great amounts. 31He also brought out the people who were there, and put them to [work with] the saws and sharp iron instruments and iron axes, and made them work at the brickkiln. And he did this to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the men returned to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 12:29 word by word

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ רַבָּ֑תָה וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם בָּ֖הּ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• gatheredאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Rabbahרַבָּהrabbâh · RabbahH7237
• and foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against it, and tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12:29

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-31Verses 26-31 To be thus severe in putting the children of Ammon to slavery was a sign that David's heart was not yet made soft by repentance, at the time when this took place. We shall be most compassionate, kind, and forgiving to others, when we most feel our need of the Lord's forgiving love, and taste the sweetness of it in our own souls.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-31David's fight with the Ammonites, which began in 2 Samuel 10, ended in success.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 12:29

• Ammonites
• David
• Joab
• Rabbah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Rabbah
• Ammonite
• Fast
• Fourfold
• Parable
• Samuel, Books of
• Solomon
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Bible, the

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings