2 Samuel 12:26-31

Evangelical Heritage Version

The Defeat of the Ammonites

²⁶ Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

²⁷ He sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. I have also captured the city’s water supply. ²⁸ Now gather the rest of the troops, set up camp against the city, and take it. If you do not, I might take the city, and it will be named after me.” ²⁹ So David gathered all the troops and went to Rabbah. He fought against it and took it.

³⁰ He removed the gold crown of their king^[a] from his head. It weighed seventy-five pounds,^[b] and it had a precious stone. It was placed on^[c] the head of David.

He brought out large quantities of plunder from the city. ³¹ He also brought the people out from it and made them work with saws, with iron picks and axes, and at brickmaking. He did the same to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the troops returned to Jerusalem.