New American Standard Bible 1995
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 comforted his wife Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her; and she gave birth to a son, and he named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved him 25and sent word through Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake. Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and captured the royal city. 27Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters. 28Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together and camp against the city and capture it, or I will capture the city myself and it will be named after me.”
Read all of 2 Samuel 122 Samuel 12:26 word by word
וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם יוֹאָ֔ב בְּרַבַּ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד אֶת־עִ֥יר הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 12:26
- 2 Samuel 11:25Then David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab, ‘Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another; make your battle against the city stronger and overthrow it’; and so encourage him.”
- 1 Chronicles 20:1Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.
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
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Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 12:26 1 Chr 20:1-3 ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 12:26 Deut 3:11 ↩
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
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