2 Samuel 12:29

So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it.

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KJV

And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

ASV

And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

YLT

And David gathereth all the people, and goeth to Rabbah, and fighteth against it, and captureth it;

DBT

And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.

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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.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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2 Samuel 17:27
When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.

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PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.

About this book

David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign

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