2 Samuel 12:26-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Capture of the City of Rabbah
26 Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites(A) and captured the royal fortress. 27 Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have also captured the water supply. 28 Now therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will be the one to capture the city, and it will be named after me.” 29 So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; he fought against it and captured it. 30 He took the crown from the head of their king,[a] and it was placed on David’s head. The crown weighed 75 pounds[b] of gold, and it had a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city. 31 He removed the people who were in the city and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to labor at brickmaking.(B) He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
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- 2 Samuel 12:30 LXX reads of Milcom; some emend to Molech; 1Kg 11:5,33
- 2 Samuel 12:30 Lit a talent
2 Samuel 12:26-31
International Standard Version
The Ammonites are Defeated
26 Meanwhile, Joab attacked the Ammonite city of[a] Rabbah and captured its stronghold. 27 Then Joab sent messengers to David to tell him, “I just attacked Rabbah and captured its municipal water supply, 28 so call out the rest of the army, attack the city, and capture it. Otherwise, I’ll take the city myself and name it after me.” 29 So David mustered his entire army and marched on Rabbah, attacked it, and captured it. 30 He confiscated the crown of their king[b] from his head—it weighed one talent[c] in gold and was set with precious stones—and it was placed on David’s head. He confiscated a great amount of war booty that had been plundered from the city, 31 brought back the people who had lived in it, placing them under conscripted labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. He did this to every Ammonite city, and then David and his entire army[d] returned to Jerusalem.
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- 2 Samuel 12:26 The Heb. lacks city of
- 2 Samuel 12:30 Lit. of Malcam; LXX reads king Molchol; cf. 1King 11:5, 33; Zeph 1:5
- 2 Samuel 12:30 I.e. about 75 pounds
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Lit. people
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