What does 2 Samuel 12:27 mean?
ESV: And Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters.
NIV: Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, "I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply.
NASB: Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, 'I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters.
CSB: Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, "I have fought against Rabbah and have also captured its water supply.
NLT: Joab sent messengers to tell David, 'I have fought against Rabbah and captured its water supply.
KJV: And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
NKJV: And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city’s water supply.
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Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.
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