2 Samuel 12:26-31
1599 Geneva Bible
26 ¶ Then Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the [a]city of the Kingdom.
27 Therefore Joab sent messengers to David, saying, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of [b]waters.
28 Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together, and besiege the city, that thou mayest take it, lest [c]the victory be attributed to me.
29 So David gathered all the people together, and went against Rabbah, and besieged it, and took it.
30 (A)And he took their king’s crown from his head, (which weighed a [d]talent of gold, with precious stones) and it was set on David’s head: and he brought away the spoil of the city in exceedingly great abundance.
31 And he carried away the people that was therein, and put them under [e]saws, and under iron harrows, and under axes of iron, and cast them into the tile-kiln: even thus did he with all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
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- 2 Samuel 12:26 Or the chief city.
- 2 Samuel 12:27 That is, the chief city and where all the conduits are, is as good as taken.
- 2 Samuel 12:28 Hebrew, my name be called upon it.
- 2 Samuel 12:30 That is: threescore pounds after the weight of the common talent.
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Signifying that as they were malicious enemies of God, so he put them to cruel death.
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