2 Samuel 12:27New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, yea, I have taken the city of waters.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yea, I have taken the city of waters.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Then Joab sent messengers unto David,—and said—I have fought against Rabbah, I have also captured the city of the waters.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and Joab sendeth messengers unto David, and saith, 'I have fought against Rabbah—also I have captured the city of waters;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And Joab sent messengers to David, saying: I have fought against Rabbath, and the city of waters is about to be taken.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Therefore Ioab sent messengers to Dauid, saying, I haue fought against Rabbah, and haue taken the citie of waters.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Ioab sent messengers to Dauid, and said, I haue fought against Rabbah, and haue taken the citie of waters.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And Joab sent messengers to David and said, I have fought against Rabbath and I have also taken the royal city.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah{gr.Rabbath}, and taken the city of waters.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Yoav sent messengers to Dawid, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters. |
And
Yô´äv
יוֹאָב
3097 {3097} PrimeיוֹאָבYow'ab{yo-awb'}
From H3068 and H0001; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites.
sent
7971 {7971} Primeשָׁלַחshalach{shaw-lakh'}
A primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
messengers
4397 {4397} Primeמַלְאָךְmal'ak{mal-awk'}
From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically of God, that is, an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher).
to
x413 (0413) Complementאֵל'el{ale}
(Used only in the shortened constructive form (the second form)); a primitive particle, properly denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, that is, near, with or among; often in general, to.
Däwiđ
דָּוִד,
1732 {1732} PrimeדָּוִדDavid{daw-veed'}
From the same as H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.
and said,
559 {0559} Primeאָמַר'amar{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
I have fought
3898 {3898} Primeלָחַםlacham{law-kham'}
A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively to consume; by implication to battle (as destruction).
z8738 <8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 1429
against
Rabbà
רַבָּה,
7237 {7237} PrimeרַבָּהRabbah{rab-baw'}
Feminine of H7227; great; Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West.
and
x1571 (1571) Complementגַּםgam{gam}
By contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correlation both... and.
have taken
3920 {3920} Primeלָכַדlakad{law-kad'}
A primitive root; to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively to cohere.
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
x853 (0853) Complementאֵת'eth{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
the city
5892 {5892} Primeעִיר`iyr{eer}
From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post).
of waters.
4325 {4325} Primeמַיִםmayim{mah'-yim}
Dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively juice; by euphemism urine, semen. |
2 Samuel 12:27
_ _ the city of waters — Rabbah, like Aroer, was divided into two parts — one the lower town, insulated by the winding course of the Jabbok, which flowed almost round it, and the upper and stronger town, called the royal city. “The first was taken by Joab, but the honor of capturing so strongly a fortified place as the other was an honor reserved for the king himself.” |
2 Samuel 12:27
Of waters — Rabbah was so called because it was encompassed with water. |
2 Samuel 12:27
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of (r) waters.
(r) That is, the chief city and where all the water pipes are, is as good as taken. |
- Rabbah:
2 Samuel 11:1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth [to battle], that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
Deuteronomy 3:11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead [was] a bedstead of iron; [is] it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits [was] the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
Ezekiel 21:20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.
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- the city of waters:
- Probably that part of the city situated near the pond, from which the rest received their water.
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