Verse 26

Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

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  • Deut 3:11 : 11 For only Og, king of Bashan, remained from the remnant of the Rephaim. Look, his bed was made of iron and is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites. It is nine cubits long and four cubits wide, according to the standard cubit.
  • 1 Chr 20:1-3 : 1 In the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, Joab led the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He went to besiege Rabbah, but David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and destroyed it. 2 David took the crown from the head of their king; it was found to weigh a talent of gold and was adorned with a precious stone. It was placed on David's head, and he took a great amount of plunder from the city. 3 He brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron tools, and axes. David did this to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
  • 2 Sam 11:25 : 25 David said to the messenger, 'Say this to Joab: Don’t let this thing upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Press your attack against the city and destroy it. Encourage him.'