2 Samuel 12:26

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

2 Samuel 12:26 in Other Translations

KJV
26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
ESV
26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city.
NLT
26 Meanwhile, Joab was fighting against Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and he captured the royal fortifications.
MSG
26 Joab, at war in Rabbah against the Ammonites, captured the royal city.
CSB
26 Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.

2 Samuel 12:26 In-Context

24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The LORD loved him;
25 and because the LORD loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.
26 Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel.
27 Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply.
28 Now muster the rest of the troops and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will take the city, and it will be named after me.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 3:11; 1 Chronicles 20:1-3
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