2 Samuel 12:29

Contextual Overview

²⁶ Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and took the royal city. ²⁶ Meanwhile, Joab was fighting against Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and he captured the royal fortifications. ²⁶ Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. ²⁶ Joab fought against Rabbah, a royal city of the Ammonites, and he was about to capture it. ²⁶ So Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city. ²⁶ And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. ²⁶ Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. ²⁶Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city. ²⁶ Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city. ²⁶ Therfor Joab fauyt ayens Rabath, of the sones of Amon, and he fauyt ayens the `kyngis citee.

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Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 17:27 - the son of Nahash

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David gathered all the people together,.... The soldiers that were with him, or near him; which was done partly to recruit Joab's troops, who, by the continuance of the siege, and the sallies of the enemy on them, might be greatly diminished; and partly to make conquests of other cities of the Ammonites, and to carry off the spoil of them:

and went to Rabbah; which must be after the death of Uriah, and very probably during the time of Bathsheba's mourning for him:

and fought against it, and took it; by assault.