2 Samuel 12:28

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Now gather the rest of the troops and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise, I will take the city, and it will be named after me.'

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  • John 7:18 : 18 The one who speaks on his own seeks his own glory, but the one who seeks the glory of the One who sent him is truthful, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

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  • 2 Sam 12:29
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    29So David gathered all the troops, went to Rabbah, fought against it, and captured it.

  • 2 Sam 12:26-27
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    26Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

    27Joab sent messengers to David, saying, 'I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply.

  • Josh 8:7-8
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    7"Then you shall rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hands."

    8"When you have taken the city, you shall set it on fire, as the Lord has commanded. See, I have commanded you."

  • 1 Chr 20:1
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    1In 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.

  • 1 Chr 11:4-7
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    4David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were the inhabitants of the land.

    5The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You shall not come in here." But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now the city of David.

    6David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander." And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he became chief.

    7David then took up residence in the stronghold, and it was called the city of David.

  • 2 Sam 5:7
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    7But David captured the stronghold of Zion, which is now the City of David.

  • 2 Sam 17:11
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    11'This is my advice: Gather all Israel to you, from Dan to Beersheba, as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and you yourself lead them into battle.'

  • 2 Chr 12:4
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    4He captured the fortified cities of Judah and advanced as far as Jerusalem.

  • Ezek 4:2
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    2Build siege works against it, construct a ramp, set up camps around it, and place battering rams against it all around.

  • Ezek 38:12
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    12You will come to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against resettled ruins and against a people gathered from the nations, people acquiring livestock and goods, who live at the center of the land.

  • 2 Sam 10:12
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    12Be strong, and let us show strength for the sake of our people and the cities of our God. May the LORD do what seems good to Him.

  • Deut 20:14
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    14However, you may take the women, children, livestock, and everything else in the city as your spoils. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.

  • 2 Sam 11:25
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    25David 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.'

  • 1 Chr 22:18
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    18He said, 'Isn’t the Lord your God with you? And hasn’t He given you rest on every side? For He has handed the inhabitants of the land over to me, and the land is subdued before the Lord and His people.'

  • Deut 20:12
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    12But if it does not make peace with you and wages war against you, then you shall besiege it.

  • Jer 38:3
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    3This is what the LORD says: This city will surely be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

  • 2 Sam 11:1
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    1In the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab along with his servants and all of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David stayed in Jerusalem.

  • Jer 32:28
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    28Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to give this city into the hands of the Chaldeans, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will capture it.'

  • 1 Chr 28:1
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    1David assembled all the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders, the commanders of the divisions that served the king, the leaders of thousands and of hundreds, the officials in charge of the king's property and livestock, and all the soldiers and mighty warriors—at Jerusalem.

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    25Furthermore, have I come to attack and destroy this land without the LORD’s approval? The LORD Himself said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it.’"

  • Josh 8:4-5
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    4He commanded them, saying, "Behold, you are to lie in ambush against the city, behind it. Do not go far from the city, but all of you stay ready."

    5"I and all the people with me will approach the city, and when they come out to meet us as they did before, we will flee before them."

  • Judg 1:8
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    8The men of Judah fought against Jerusalem, captured it, struck it down with the sword, and set the city on fire.

  • 1 Chr 19:13
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    13Be strong, and let us show courage for the sake of our people and the cities of our God. And may the LORD do what is good in His sight.

  • 2 Sam 3:18
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    18Now do it! For the Lord has promised David, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’'

  • 2 Sam 20:15
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    15Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth Maacah. They built a siege ramp against the city and stood against the outer rampart. As they worked to breach the wall,

  • 1 Chr 19:8
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    8When David heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.

  • 2 Chr 32:6
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    6He also appointed military commanders over the people and gathered them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them, saying:

  • Josh 8:1-2
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    1The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid or dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you and go up to Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land."

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  • 1 Chr 21:2
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    2So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go and count the people of Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and report back to me so that I may know their number."

  • 1 Sam 28:1
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    1In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies to wage war against Israel, and Achish said to David, "You surely know that you and your men will go out with me in the army."

  • Zech 14:2
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    2For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle, and the city will be captured, the houses will be plundered, and the women violated. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city.

  • Isa 29:3
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    3I will encamp in a circle against you, I will besiege you with towers, and I will raise siegeworks against you.

  • 1 Sam 30:20
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    20David took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, "This is David’s spoil."

  • 2 Kgs 19:34
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    34I will defend this city and save it for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.

  • Ezek 21:20
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    20So that hearts melt, and many stumble at all their gates, I have placed a glittering sword. It is made to flash like lightning and is prepared for slaughter.

  • Josh 8:27
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    27Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took for themselves, according to the word of the Lord that He commanded Joshua.

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    12from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

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