2 Samuel 12:26 “Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured th…”

2 Samuel 12:26

Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

World English Bible

Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

American Standard Version

Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Ioab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and tooke the citie of the kingdome.

Darby Translation

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

Young's Literal Translation

And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and captureth the royal city,

Bible in Basic English

Now Joab was fighting against Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon, and he took the water-town.

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Cross references

“Joab”

2 Samuel 11:25 1 Chronicles 20:1

2 Samuel 11:25 · BSB

Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.…

1 Chronicles 20:1 · BSB

In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demoli…

Also

Deuteronomy 3:11

Deuteronomy 3:11 · BSB

(For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.

27Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.

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