2 Samuel 12:28

28 Gather the rest of the troops, surround the city, and capture it. Otherwise, I will capture the city, and it will be named after me."

2 Samuel 12:28 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 12:28

Now therefore gather the rest of the people together
The rest of the soldiers in the land of Israel, and come to Rabbah:

and encamp against the city;
invest it in form:

and take it;
upon a surrender or by storm; for it could not hold out long:

lest I take the city, and it be called after my name;
so great a regard had Joab, though an ambitious man, to the fame and credit of David his king: so Craterus ^F1 at the siege of Artacacna, being prepared to take it, waited the coming of Alexander, that he might have the honour of it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 Curt. Hist. l. 6. c. 6.

2 Samuel 12:28 In-Context

26 Meanwhile, Joab fought against the Ammonite city of Rabbah and captured its royal fortress.

27 So he sent messengers to tell David, "I fought against Rabbah and captured the fortress guarding its water supply.

28 Gather the rest of the troops, surround the city, and capture it. Otherwise, I will capture the city, and it will be named after me."

29 So David gathered all the troops and went to Rabbah. He fought against the city and captured it.

30 He took the gold crown from the head of Rabbah's king and put it on his own head. (The crown weighed 75 pounds and contained a precious stone.) David also took a lot of goods from the city.