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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Joab was fighting against Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and he captured the royal fortifications.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captured the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and captured the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captured the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and captured the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Joab had been in the country of Ammon, attacking the city of Rabbah. He captured the royal fortress <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Joab fought against the Ammonite city of Rabbah and captured its royal fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Meanwhile Joab continued his campaign against Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon, and was about to capture it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Joab attacked the Ammonite city of Rabbah and captured its stronghold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joab fights against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captures the royal city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and captureth the royal city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joab will fight against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and he will take the city of the kingdom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and laid close siege to the royal city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And then Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and he fought outside the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured that royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and took the royal city.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yuab fought with Rabbath of the sons of Amun and seized the city of the kingdom<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/12-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=3143" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/12.htm">The Capture of Rabbah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3097.htm" title="3097: yō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is father, three Isr. From Yhovah and 'ab; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites.">Meanwhile, Joab</a> <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm" title="3898: way·yil·lā·ḥem (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To feed on, to consume, to battle. A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle.">fought</a> <a href="/hebrew/7237.htm" title="7237: bə·rab·baṯ (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Two places in Isr. Feminine of rab; great; Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West.">against Rabbah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the Ammonites</a> <a href="/hebrew/5983.htm" title="5983: ‘am·mō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A people living E. of the Jordan. From am; tribal, i.e. Inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: way·yil·kōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">and captured</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4410.htm" title="4410: ham·mə·lū·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Kingship, royalty. Feminine passive participle of malak; something ruled, i.e. A realm.">the royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">fortress.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/20-1.htm">1 Chronicles 20:1-3</a></span><br />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 demolished it. / Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city. / David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-1.htm">2 Samuel 11:1</a></span><br />In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-6.htm">2 Samuel 5:6-10</a></span><br />Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.” / Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). / On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">2 Samuel 8:1-2</a></span><br />Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines. / David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-15.htm">1 Kings 11:15-16</a></span><br />Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-11.htm">1 Chronicles 18:11-12</a></span><br />and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites. / Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-17.htm">2 Kings 12:17</a></span><br />At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">2 Kings 14:7</a></span><br />Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">2 Kings 16:5-6</a></span><br />Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him. / At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">2 Kings 18:8</a></span><br />He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35-37</a></span><br />And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36-38</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-14.htm">Ezekiel 25:14</a></span><br />I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Amos 1:13-15</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory. / So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest. / Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.</p><p class="hdg">Joab</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/11-25.htm">2 Samuel 11:25</a></b></br> Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/20-1.htm">1 Chronicles 20:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out <i>to battle</i>, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.</p><p class="hdg">Rabbah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-14.htm">Bene-Ammon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm">Captureth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">Children</a> <a href="/daniel/8-2.htm">Citadel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-1.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-28.htm">Fighteth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-19.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-17.htm">Fought</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-25.htm">Joab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-22.htm">Jo'ab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm">Meanwhile</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-1.htm">Rabbah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-18.htm">Royal</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/12-31.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-27.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-27.htm">Bene-Ammon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-29.htm">Captureth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-31.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-18.htm">Citadel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-29.htm">Fighteth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-8.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm">Fought</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm">Joab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm">Jo'ab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-15.htm">Meanwhile</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm">Rabbah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-26.htm">Royal</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/12-1.htm">Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own judge.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm">David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin, and is pardoned</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/12-15.htm">David mourns and prays for the child while it lives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">David takes Rabbah, and tortures the people thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites</b><br>Joab, the commander of King David's army, is engaged in battle with the Ammonites, a frequent adversary of Israel. The Ammonites were descendants of Lot and often in conflict with Israel (<a href="/genesis/19-36.htm">Genesis 19:36-38</a>). Rabbah, the capital city of the Ammonites, is located in present-day Amman, Jordan. This battle is part of a larger campaign that began in <a href="/2_samuel/10.htm">2 Samuel 10</a>, where the Ammonites insulted David's envoys, leading to war. Joab's leadership in this campaign highlights his military prowess and loyalty to David, despite the moral complexities in their relationship, as seen in other parts of 2 Samuel.<p><b>and captured the royal fortress.</b><br>The royal fortress of Rabbah was a significant stronghold, indicating the city's importance and the strategic value of its capture. This victory would have been crucial for Israel's dominance in the region. The capture of such a fortress demonstrates the fulfillment of God's promise to give Israel victory over its enemies (<a href="/deuteronomy/20.htm">Deuteronomy 20:1-4</a>). The fall of Rabbah also foreshadows the eventual downfall of other nations opposing God's people, aligning with the broader biblical narrative of God's sovereignty over nations. This event sets the stage for David's later involvement in the siege, where he takes the crown of the Ammonite king, symbolizing the transfer of power and God's favor upon Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joab.htm">Joab</a></b><br>The commander of King David's army, known for his military prowess and loyalty to David, though sometimes acting independently.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/rabbah.htm">Rabbah</a></b><br>The capital city of the Ammonites, located east of the Jordan River. It was a significant city due to its strategic and economic importance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ammonites.htm">The Ammonites</a></b><br>A people often in conflict with Israel, descendants of Lot, and known for their opposition to Israel throughout the Old Testament.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_royal_fortress.htm">The Royal Fortress</a></b><br>A fortified part of Rabbah, indicating a place of strength and defense, crucial for the control of the city.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, King David is the overarching leader whose army is engaged in this battle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership.htm">The Importance of Leadership</a></b><br>Joab's role in capturing Rabbah highlights the importance of strong and decisive leadership in achieving victory. In our lives, we are called to lead with integrity and courage, following God's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The backdrop of this verse is David's sin with Bathsheba and the subsequent fallout. It serves as a reminder that our actions have consequences, and we must seek repentance and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_battles.htm">God's Sovereignty in Battles</a></b><br>Despite human actions, God remains sovereign over the outcomes of battles and conflicts. We are encouraged to trust in His ultimate plan and purpose, even in challenging situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_victory.htm">The Role of Community in Victory</a></b><br>Joab's success was not in isolation but as part of a larger community effort. This teaches us the value of working together in unity to achieve common goals.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as Joab fought a physical battle, we are engaged in spiritual warfare. <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a> reminds us to put on the full armor of God to stand firm against spiritual challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_am_i_accountable_for_unchosen_birth.htm">Who was Nahash the Ammonite in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chr_19_and_2_sam_10_differ.htm">Why do 1 Chronicles 19 and 2 Samuel 10 present slight variations in numbers and details of the battles, and which version is more historically accurate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_2_sam_11_1_match_spring_war_evidence.htm">How does 2 Samuel 11:1 align with historical or archaeological evidence that kings only went to war in the spring?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_the_ammonites'_fall.htm">In Ezekiel 25:2-7, can any solid historical or archaeological evidence confirm the exact downfall of the Ammonites as predicted?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Took the royal city.</span>--The parallel narrative is resumed at this point in <a href="/1_chronicles/20-2.htm" title="And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set on David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.">1Chronicles 20:2</a>. Rabbah was situated in the narrow valley of the upper Jabbok, on both sides of the stream, but with its citadel on the cliff on the northern side. The "royal city" of this verse, and "the city of waters" of the next, refer probably to the city proper, while the "city" of <a href="/context/2_samuel/12-28.htm" title="Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.">2Samuel 12:28-29</a> is no doubt the citadel, which was more strongly fortified.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Joab... took the royal city.</span> As the siege of Rabbah would be conducted by the slow process of blockade, it might easily be prolonged into the second year, and so give ample space for David's sin and its punishment by the death of the child. But more probably the narrator, having commenced the history of David's sin, completes the story before returning to his account of the war. Thus the capture of Rabbah would occupy some of the interval between David's adultery and Nathan's visit of rebuke, and would lessen the difficulty, which we cannot help feeling, of David remaining for nine or ten months with the guilt of adultery and murder resting upon him, and no open act of repentance. Some short time, then, after Uriah's death, Joab captured "the city of waters." This is not a poetical name for Rabbah, but means the "water city," that is, the town upon the Jabbok, whence the supply of water was obtained. The citadel, which occupied a high rock on the northwestern side, must, therefore, soon be starved into submission, and the whole of "the royal city," that is, of the metropolis of the Ammonites, be in Joab's power. He therefore urges David to come in person, both that the honour of the conquest may be his, and also because probably the blockading force had been reduced to as small a body of men as was safe, and the presence of a large army was necessary for completing the subjugation of the country, which would follow upon the capture of the capital. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/12-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Meanwhile, Joab</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹאָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3097.htm">Strong's 3097: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yil·lā·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3898.htm">Strong's 3898: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feed on, to consume, to battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Rabbah</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרַבַּ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rab·baṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7237.htm">Strong's 7237: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rabbah -- two places in Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Ammonites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and captured</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yil·kōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the royal</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·lū·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4410.htm">Strong's 4410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something ruled, a realm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fortress.</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 12:26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/12-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 12:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 12:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 12:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 12:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>