2 Samuel 12:27

2 Samuel 12:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
• New International Version (NIV)Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city’s water supply.

Context of 2 Samuel 12:27

25and sent a message through the prophet Nathan to name the baby Jedidiah [The Lord’s Beloved]. 26Meanwhile, Joab fought against the Ammonite city of Rabbah and captured its royal fortress. So he sent messengers to tell David, “I fought against Rabbah and captured the fortress guarding its water supply. 28Gather the rest of the troops, surround the city, and capture it. Otherwise, I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.” 29So David gathered all the troops and went to Rabbah. He fought against the city and captured it.

2 Samuel 12:27 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח יוֹאָ֛ב מַלְאָכִ֖ים אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ נִלְחַ֣מְתִּי בְרַבָּ֔ה גַּם־לָכַ֖דְתִּי אֶת־עִ֥יר הַמָּֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I have foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against Rabbahרַבָּהrabbâh · RabbahH7237
• and have takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of watersמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 12:27

• 2 Samuel 11:1In the spring, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, his mercenaries, and Israel’s army ⌞to war⌟. They destroyed the Ammonites and attacked Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem.
• Deuteronomy 3:11(Of the Rephaim only King Og of Bashan was left. His bed was made of iron and was more than 13 feet long and 6 feet wide. It is still in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
• Ezekiel 21:20Mark the road that the king and his sword can take to the Ammonite city of Rabbah, and mark the road that leads to Judah and the fortified city of Jerusalem.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27And have taken the city of waters - The city where the tank or reservoir was that supplied the city and suburbs with water. Some think that the original, המים עיר את לכדתי lachadti eth ir hammayim, should be translated I have intercepted, or cut off, the waters of the city: and Houbigant translates the place, et aquas ab urbe jam derivavi; "And I have already drawn off the waters from the city." This perfectly agrees with the account in Josephus, who says…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27The city of waters - The lower town of Rabbah (the modern Ammam), so called from a stream which rises within it and flows through it. The upper town with the citadel lay on a hill to the north of the stream, and was probably not tenable for any length of time after the supply of water was cut off.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. 2727. the city of waters--Rabbah, like Aroer, was divided into two parts--one the lower town, insulated by the winding course of the Jabbok, which flowed almost round it, and the upper and stronger town, called the royal city. "The first was taken by Joab, but the honor of capturing so strongly a fortified place as the other was an honor reserved for the king himself."Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 12:27

• Ammonites
• David
• Joab
• Liberality
• Rabbah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Joab
• Rabbah
• City of Waters
• Ammonite
• Fast
• Fourfold
• Parable
• Samuel, Books of
• Solomon

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