2 Samuel 12:27
27 Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, "I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply.
Other Translations of 2 Samuel 12:27
King James Version
27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
English Standard Version
27 And Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters.
The Message
27 He sent messengers to David saying, "I'm fighting at Rabbah, and I've just captured the city's water supply.
New King James Version
27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city's water supply.
New Living Translation
27 Joab sent messengers to tell David, "I have fought against Rabbah and captured its water supply.
2 Samuel 12:29
29 So David mustered the entire army and went to Rabbah, and attacked and captured it.
Other Translations of 2 Samuel 12:29
King James Version
29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
English Standard Version
29 So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah and fought against it and took it.
The Message
29 So David marshaled all the troops, went to Rabbah, and fought and captured it.
New King James Version
29 So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it.
New Living Translation
29 So David gathered the rest of the army and went to Rabbah, and he fought against it and captured it.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:29
Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:26-31
(Read 2 Samuel 12:26-31)
To be thus severe in putting the children of Ammon to slavery was a sign that David's heart was not yet made soft by repentance, at the time when this took place. We shall be most compassionate, kind, and forgiving to others, when we most feel our need of the Lord's forgiving love, and taste the sweetness of it in our own souls.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:27
Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:26-31
(Read 2 Samuel 12:26-31)
To be thus severe in putting the children of Ammon to slavery was a sign that David's heart was not yet made soft by repentance, at the time when this took place. We shall be most compassionate, kind, and forgiving to others, when we most feel our need of the Lord's forgiving love, and taste the sweetness of it in our own souls.