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 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.’ So David brought all the soldiers of the army together. He led them to Rabbah. They attacked the city and they won against it. 30He took the crown off the Ammonite king's head. The crown was made of gold. It weighed 34 kilograms. There was a valuable jewel fixed on it. David's men then put the crown on David's head. David also took a lot of valuable things from the city. 31He brought the people out from the city to do hard work for him. He made them cut wood with saws, and use iron tools and axes. He also made them work at the brick ovens. He did the same thing to the people of all the other Ammonite cities. Then David and all his army 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