Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.

New American Standard Bible

Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and captured the royal city.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

Meanwhile, Joab attacked the Ammonite city of Rabbah and captured its stronghold.

A Conservative Version

Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and took the royal city.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

Bible in Basic English

Now Joab was fighting against Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon, and he took the water-town.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And Joab will fight against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and he will take the city of the kingdom.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the {Ammonites}, and he captured {the royal city}.

Modern King James verseion

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and took the royal city.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And as Joab fought against Rabbah, the city of the children of Ammon, he took the king's Tower,

NET Bible

So Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

And Joab fought against Rabbah, of the sons of Ammon, - and captured the royal city.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and captureth the royal city,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Joab
יואב 
Yow'ab 
Usage: 145

לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

רבּה 
Rabbah 
Usage: 15

of Ammon
עמּון 
`Ammown 
Usage: 105

and took
לכד 
Lakad 
Usage: 121

the royal
מלוּכה 
M@luwkah 
Usage: 24

Context Readings

Battle With The Ammonites

25 and He sent a message through Nathan the prophet, who named him Jedidiah, because of the Lord. 26 Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress. 27 Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have also captured the water supply.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 3:11

(Only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed was made of iron. Isn’t it in Rabbah of the Ammonites? It is 13 feet six inches long and six feet wide by a standard measure.)

1 Chronicles 20:1-3

In the spring when kings march out to war, Joab led the army and destroyed the Ammonites’ land. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.

2 Samuel 11:25

David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this matter upset you because the sword devours all alike. Intensify your fight against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him.”

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