2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:26–31

26Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress. 27Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.f 28Now, 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.”

29So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it. 30Then he took the crown from the head of their king.g It weighed a talent of goldh and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.

31David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws,i iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns.j He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  • f 12:27 Or and have captured the city of waters
  • g 12:30 Or from the head of Milcom. Milcom, also called Molech, was god of the Ammonites; see Leviticus 18:21|LEV 18:21and 1 Kings 11:7.
  • h 12:30 A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold.
  • i 12:31 Literally put them under saws
  • j 12:31 Literally and he made them pass through the brick kilns.

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2 Samuel 12:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Meanwhileיוֹאָ֔בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
Joabיוֹאָ֔בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
foughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםway·yil·lā·ḥemConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3898 fight, do battle
against Rabbahבְּרַבַּ֖תbə·rab·baṯPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH7237 Rabba
of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
and capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֖דway·yil·kōḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the royalהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ham·mə·lū·ḵāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4410 kingship, royalty
fortressעִ֥יר‘îrNoun - feminine singular constructH5892 excitement

2 Samuel 12:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Joabיוֹאָ֛בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חway·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal·’ā·ḵîmNoun - masculine pluralH4397 messenger
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Davidדָּוִ֑דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
to sayוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I have foughtנִלְחַ֣מְתִּיnil·ḥam·tîVerb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularH3898 fight, do battle
against Rabbahבְרַבָּ֔הḇə·rab·bāhPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH7237 Rabba
and haveגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
capturedלָכַ֖דְתִּיlā·ḵaḏ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ham·mā·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
of the cityעִ֥יר‘îrNoun - feminine singular constructH5892 excitement

2 Samuel 12:28

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Nowוְעַתָּ֗הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
assembleאֱסֹף֙’ĕ·sōp̄Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH622 gather, remove
the restיֶ֣תֶרye·ṯerNoun - masculine singular constructH3499 remainder, excellence, excess
of the troopsהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
lay siegeוַחֲנֵ֥הwa·ḥă·nêhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH2583 decline, bend down, encamp
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the cityהָעִ֖ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
and capture itוְלָכְדָ֑הּwə·lā·ḵə·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
Iאֲנִי֙’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
will captureאֶלְכֹּ֤ד’el·kōḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the cityהָעִ֔ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
and it will be namedוְנִקְרָ֥אwə·niq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
after meשְׁמִ֖יšə·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH8034 name

2 Samuel 12:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Davidדָּוִ֛דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
assembledוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףway·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH622 gather, remove
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the troopsהָעָ֖םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
to Rabbahרַבָּ֑תָהrab·bā·ṯāhNoun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH7237 Rabba
and he foughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםway·yil·lā·ḥemConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3898 fight, do battle
against itבָּ֖הּbāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
and captured itוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃way·yil·kə·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)

2 Samuel 12:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חway·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
the crownעֲטֶֽרֶת־‘ă·ṭe·reṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH5850 crown, wreath
fromמֵעַ֨לmê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
the headרֹאשׁ֜וֹrō·šōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7218 head
of their kingמַלְכָּם֩mal·kāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH4428 king
It weighedוּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּū·miš·qā·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH4948 id.
a talentכִּכַּ֤רkik·karNoun - feminine singular constructH3603 a round
of goldזָהָב֙zā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold
and was set with preciousיְקָרָ֔הyə·qā·rāhAdjective - feminine singularH3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןwə·’e·ḇenConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH68 stone
and it wasוַתְּהִ֖יwat·tə·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
placed onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
David’sדָּוִ֑דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
headרֹ֣אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singular constructH7218 head
And David tookהוֹצִ֖יאhō·w·ṣîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
a great amountהַרְבֵּ֥הhar·bêhVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
of plunderוּשְׁלַ֥לū·šə·lalConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
from the cityהָעִ֛ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement

2 Samuel 12:31

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
brought outהוֹצִ֗יאhō·w·ṣîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
the peopleהָעָ֨םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
whoאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
thereבָּ֜הּbāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
and putוַיָּ֣שֶׂםway·yā·śemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
with sawsבַּ֠מְּגֵרָהbam·mə·ḡê·rāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4050 saw
ironהַבַּרְזֶ֜לhab·bar·zelArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1270 iron
picksוּבַחֲרִצֵ֨יū·ḇa·ḥă·ri·ṣêConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH2757 a cut, thing cut, sharp instrument
and axesוּֽבְמַגְזְרֹ֣תū·ḇə·maḡ·zə·rōṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural constructH4037 cutting instrument, axe
and he made them workוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירwə·he·‘ĕ·ḇîrConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
at the brick kilnsבַּמַּלְכֶּןbam·mal·kɛnPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4404 brick-mould
He didיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya·‘ă·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
the sameוְכֵ֣ןwə·ḵênConjunctive waw; AdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
to allלְכֹ֖לlə·ḵōlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the Ammoniteבְנֵֽי־ḇə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
citiesעָרֵ֣י‘ā·rêNoun - feminine plural constructH5892 excitement
Thenדָּוִ֛דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
and allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his troopsהָעָ֖םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבway·yā·šāḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃פyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

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2 Samuel 12:26 1 Chronicles 20:1–3 · Deuteronomy 3:11

2 Samuel 12:30 1 Chronicles 20:2

2 Samuel 12:31 1 Chronicles 20:3

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