2 Samuel 12:26

“And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.”

"And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city." - 2 Samuel 12:26
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What does 2 Samuel 12:26 mean?

The verse 2 Samuel 12:26 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city." This verse comes from a passage that recounts the story of King David's sin with Bathsheba and the subsequent judgement…

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Conquering the Royal City: A Call to Spiritual Warfare

In the narrative of 2 Samuel 12:26, we find ourselves in the midst of a great conflict. The verse states, “And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.” It seems, on the surface, to be a simple historical account of a military victory…

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A Prayer for Victory and Wisdom in the Face of Adversity

Gracious and Almighty God, As I bow before you today, I come with a heart full of gratitude for the lessons we learn from the Scriptures. I thank you for your Word, which guides us through the challenges of life, and I specifically reflect on the powerful events recorded in 2…

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2 Samuel 12:26 - "And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city."
1 Samuel 2:26 - "And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men."
2 Samuel 17:26 - "So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead."
2 Samuel 23:26 - "Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,"
2 Samuel 20:26 - "And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David."
2 Samuel 5:12
1 Samuel 2:12
2 Samuel 12:2 - "The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:"
2 Samuel 12:12 - "For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun."
"And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men." - 1 Samuel 2:26
2 Samuel 11:26 - "¶ And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband."
2 Samuel 2:12 - "¶ And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon."
2 Samuel 22:26 - "With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright."
1 Samuel 2:12 - "¶ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD."
"Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite," - 2 Samuel 23:26
"So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead." - 2 Samuel 17:26
1 Samuel 26:2 - "Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph."
2 Chronicles 26:12 - "The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred."
2 Samuel 12:29 - "And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it."
"And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David." - 2 Samuel 20:26
2 Samuel 23:12 - "But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory."
2 Samuel 2:26 - "Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?"
2 Samuel 8:12 - "Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah."
2 Samuel 15:26 - "But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him."
2 Samuel 22:12 - "And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies."
2 Samuel 16:12 - "It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day."
2 Samuel 12:25 - "And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD."
2 Samuel 7:26 - "And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee."
"The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:" - 2 Samuel 12:2