2 Samuel 12:26

26 And Joab fought against Rabbah, of the sons of Ammon, and took the royal city.

2 Samuel 12:26 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 12:26

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon
Of his being sent against it, and of his besieging it, we read in ( 2 Samuel 11:1 ) ; but it can hardly be thought that he had been so long besieging it, as that David had two children by Bathsheba; but the account of the finishing of it is placed here, that the story concerning Bathsheba might lie together without any interruption:

and took the royal city;
or that part of it in which the king's palace was, and which, as Abarbinel observes, was without the city, as the palaces of kings now usually are.

2 Samuel 12:26 In-Context

24 And David comforted Bathsheba, his wife, and went in unto her and lay with her; and she gave birth to a son, and he called his name Solomon; {Heb. peace offering}; and the LORD loved him.

25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan, the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, {Heb. beloved of the LORD}, by the LORD.

26 And Joab fought against Rabbah, of the sons of Ammon, and took the royal city.

27 Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, I have fought against Rabbah and 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 it be called after my name.