27 Therefore Joab sent messengers to David, saying, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of [a]waters.

28 Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together, and besiege the city, that thou mayest take it, lest [b]the victory be attributed to me.

29 So David gathered all the people together, and went against Rabbah, and besieged it, and took it.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:27 That is, the chief city and where all the conduits are, is as good as taken.
  2. 2 Samuel 12:28 Hebrew, my name be called upon it.

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