2 Samuel 12:26-31
Good News Translation
David Captures Rabbah(A)
26 Meanwhile Joab continued his campaign against Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon, and was about to capture it. 27 He sent messengers to David to report: “I have attacked Rabbah and have captured its water supply. 28 Now gather the rest of your forces, attack the city and take it yourself. I don't want to get the credit for capturing it.” 29 So David gathered his forces, went to Rabbah, attacked it, and conquered it. 30 From the head of the idol of the Ammonite god Molech[a] David took a gold crown which weighed about seventy-five pounds and had a jewel in it. David took the jewel and put it in his own crown.[b] He also took a large amount of loot from the city 31 and put its people to work with saws, iron hoes, and iron axes, and forced them to work at[c] making bricks. He did the same to the people of all the other towns of Ammon. Then he and his men returned to Jerusalem.
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- 2 Samuel 12:30 idol of the Ammonite god Molech; or Ammonite king.
- 2 Samuel 12:30 jewel … crown; or crown and put it on his own head.
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Probable text (see 1 Ch 20.3) work at; Hebrew pass through.
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