2 Samuel 12:28

Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

27Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.

29So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it.

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Cross References

John 7:18He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 12:27-31

The Conquest of Rabbah. ( b. c. 1036.) 26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters. 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. 29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. 30 And he took their… Read the whole commentary →

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