2 Samuel 12:26-31
Revised Standard Version
The Ammonites Crushed
26 Now Jo′ab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and took the royal city. 27 And Jo′ab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters. 28 Now, then, gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called by my name.” 29 So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it. 30 And he took the crown of their king[a] from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, a very great amount. 31 And he brought forth the people who were in it, and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and iron axes, and made them toil at[b] the brickkilns; and thus he did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
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- 2 Samuel 12:30 Or Milcom See Zeph 1.5
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Cn: Heb pass through
2 Samuel 12:26-31
American Standard Version
26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yea, I have taken the city of waters. 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and [a]it be called after my name. 29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. 30 And he took the crown of [b]their king from off his head; and the weight thereof was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much. 31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them [c]under saws, and [d]under harrows of iron, and [e]under axes of iron, and [f]made them pass through the [g]brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
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- 2 Samuel 12:28 Hebrew my name be called upon it.
- 2 Samuel 12:30 Or, Malcam. See Zeph. 1:5.
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Or, to
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Or, to
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Or, to
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Or with a slight change in the Hebrew text, made them labor at
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Or, brick-mould
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