2 Samuel 12:26

2 Samuel 12:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
• New International Version (NIV)Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city.

Context of 2 Samuel 12:26

24Then David went to comfort his wife, Bathsheba. He had sex with her as his wife. Later, she gave birth to a son. David gave him the name ‘Solomon’. The Lord loved the child, 25so he sent a message to David with Nathan, the prophet. He told David to call his son Jedidiah, because the Lord loved him. At this time, Joab was attacking Rabbah, the Ammonite city. He had taken from the enemy the king's strong place in the city. 27Joab sent men to take this message to David: ‘I have attacked Rabbah. Now I have taken the place that holds the city's water. 28So you should bring the other soldiers of our army to make their camp here. Then you can attack the city and you can take it for us. If you do not do that, I will take the city myself. Then the city will have my name instead of yours.’

2 Samuel 12:26 word by word

וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם יוֹאָ֔ב בְּרַבַּ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד אֶת־עִ֥יר הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against Rabbahרַבָּהrabbâh · RabbahH7237
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• and tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• the royalמְלוּכָהmelûkâh · kingshipH4410
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 12:26

• 2 Samuel 11:25David said to the man that Joab had sent, ‘Tell Joab, “Do not be too upset. The enemy will always kill some of our men, and it could be anyone. Continue to attack the city even more strongly and then you will take it for us.” If you say that to Joab, he will not be so sad.’
• 1 Chronicles 20:1In the spring, Joab led the Israelite army out to fight. That was the time of year when kings go out to fight battles. Joab and his army attacked the land of the Ammonites and he won against them. He put his soldiers around Rabbah city so that they could attack it. But David had stayed in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and he destroyed its buildings.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26And took the royal city - How can this be, when Joab sent to David to come to take the city, in consequence of which David did come and take that city? The explanation seems to be this: Rabbah was composed of a city and citadel; the former, in which was the king's residence, Joab had taken, and supposed he could soon render himself master of the latter, and therefore sends to David to come and take it, lest, he taking the whole, the city should be called…Read the comment
• 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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Joab fought against Rabbah--The time during which this siege lasted, since the intercourse with Bath-sheba, and the birth of at least one child, if not two, occurred during the progress of it, probably extended over two years.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 12:26

• Ammonites
• Cities
• David
• Joab
• Liberality
• Rabbah

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Joab
• Rabbah
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ammon, Ammonite
• Royal City
• Ammonite
• Fast
• Fourfold
• Parable

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