2 Samuel 12:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah and have taken the city of waters.

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  • Deut 3:11 : 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 Rabbah of the children of Ammon? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its width, according to the cubit of a man.
  • 2 Sam 11:1 : 1 And it came to pass, after the year had ended, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.
  • Ezek 21:20 : 20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.

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  • 2 Sam 12:26
    90%

    26Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

  • 2 Sam 12:28-29
    2 verses
    83%

    28Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, encamp against the city, and take it: unless I take the city, and it be called by my name.

    29David gathered all the people together, went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it.

  • 1 Chr 20:1
    80%

    1It came to pass, after the year had ended, at the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led the power of the army and devastated the land of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah and destroyed it.

  • 2 Sam 11:16-20
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    75%

    16So it happened, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew there were valiant men.

    17Then the men of the city came out and fought with Joab. And some of the people of the servants of David fell; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

    18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war,

    19and charged the messenger, saying, When you have finished telling the matters of the war to the king,

    20if it so happens that the king's wrath rises, and he says to you, Why did you approach so near to the city when you fought? Did you not know they would shoot from the wall?

  • 2 Sam 11:1
    75%

    1And it came to pass, after the year had ended, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 10:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men.

    8And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

  • 1 Chr 19:8-9
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    71%

    8And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.

    9And the children of Ammon came out, and set the battle in array before the gate of the city; and the kings that came were by themselves in the field.

  • 1 Chr 19:15
    70%

    15And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 11:22-23
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    22So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent by him.

    23And the messenger said to David, Surely the men prevailed against us and came out to us in the field, and we drove them back as far as the entrance of the gate.

  • 2 Sam 10:13-14
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    69%

    13And Joab drew near, and the people who were with him, to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

    14And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they also fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 11:25
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    25Then David said to the messenger, Thus you shall say to Joab: Do not let this thing trouble you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city, and overthrow it. So encourage him.

  • 2 Sam 20:15-16
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    69%

    15They besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, building a siege ramp against the city that stood against the wall, and all the people with Joab battered the wall to bring it down.

    16Then a wise woman called out from the city, Listen, listen; please say to Joab, Come here, that I may speak with you.

  • 2 Sam 2:13
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    13And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, one on one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

  • Amos 1:14
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    14But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

  • 1 Chr 11:5-7
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    5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, You shall not enter here. Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.

    6And David said, Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first and became chief.

    7Then David lived in the stronghold; therefore, they called it the city of David.

  • 1 Chr 19:17
    68%

    17And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and crossed over Jordan, and came upon them and set the battle in array against them. So when David had set the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

  • 1 Chr 21:4
    68%

    4Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. So Joab went out and went throughout all Israel, and came back to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 8:3
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    3David also defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his territory at the river Euphrates.

  • 1 Chr 18:3
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    3And David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

  • 1 Chr 19:11
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    11And the rest of the people he delivered to the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

  • 2 Sam 8:9
    67%

    9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,

  • Isa 37:25
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    25I have dug, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet I have dried up all the rivers of besieged places.

  • 2 Sam 11:6-7
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    6Then David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

    7When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered.

  • 1 Chr 18:9
    67%

    9Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

  • 2 Sam 17:24
    67%

    24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

  • 2 Sam 8:12
    67%

    12From Syria, Moab, the children of Ammon, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

  • 2 Sam 10:17
    67%

    17And when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel together, crossed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

  • 1 Chr 21:2
    67%

    2And David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan; and bring the count to me, that I may know it.

  • Isa 22:9
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    9You have also seen the breaches of the city of David, that they are many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

  • 2 Sam 5:7
    66%

    7Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the City of David.

  • Ezek 21:20
    66%

    20Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.

  • 2 Chr 12:4
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    4And he took the fortified cities of Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 3:26
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    26And when Joab had gone out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it.

  • 1 Chr 18:7
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    7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 5:20
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    20And David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there and said, The LORD has broken forth upon my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

  • 2 Sam 14:23
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    23So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 24:4
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    4Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. Therefore Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king, to count the people of Israel.