Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 12:26-31

26Meanwhile, JoabH3097 foughtH3898 against RabbahH7237 of the AmmonitesH1121 H5983 and capturedH3920 the royalH4410 fortressH5892. 27Then JoabH3097 sentH7971 messengersH4397 toH413 DavidH1732 to sayH559, “I have foughtH3898 against RabbahH7237 and haveH1571 capturedH3920 the waterH4325 supply of the cityH5892.1 28Now, thereforeH6258, assembleH622 the restH3499 of the troopsH5971, lay siegeH2583 toH5921 the cityH5892, and capture itH3920. OtherwiseH6435 IH589 will captureH3920 the cityH5892, and it will be namedH7121 after meH8034 H5921.”

29So DavidH1732 assembledH622 allH3605 the troopsH5971 and wentH1980 to RabbahH7237; and he foughtH3898 against it and captured itH3920. 30Then he tookH3947 the crownH5850 fromH5921 the headH7218 of their kingH4428.2 It weighedH4948 a talentH3603 of goldH2091 3 and was set with preciousH3368 stonesH68, and it wasH1961 placed onH5921 David’sH1732 headH7218. And David tookH3318 a great amountH7235 H3966 of plunderH7998 from the cityH5892.

David brought outH3318 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were there and putH7760 them to work with sawsH4050,4 ironH1270 picksH2757, and axesH4037 , and he made them workH5674 at the brick kilnsH4404.5 He didH6213 the sameH3651 to allH3605 the AmmoniteH1121 H5983 citiesH5892. ThenH1732 David and allH3605 his troopsH5971 returnedH7725 to JerusalemH3389.

Notes

1. 2 Samuel 12:27 Or and have captured the city of waters ↩
2. 2 Samuel 12:30 Or from the head of Milcom. Milcom, also called Molech, was god of the Ammonites; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7. ↩
3. 2 Samuel 12:30 A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold. ↩
4. 2 Samuel 12:31 Literally put them under saws ↩
5. 2 Samuel 12:31 Literally and he made them pass through the brick kilns. ↩