The Meaning of 2 Samuel 12:26 Explained

2 Samuel 12:26

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

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

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

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 12:26?

MEANING: What does 2 Samuel 12:26 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 12:26 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Samuel 12:26?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 2 Samuel 12:26 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 12:15-31 - Accepting The Lord's Judgment
When Nathan had gone, David beat out his brief confession into Psalms 51:1-19. He knew that he was clean, because purged with hyssop, Exodus 12:22; that he was whiter than snow, because the hand of the Redeemer had touched him, and the joy of God's salvation had been restored. And now he bowed himself before the train of evil consequences that must ensue. Sin may be forgiven, but the Father must needs chasten his child.
The little babe died. It cuts us to the quick when innocent children suffer for our wrong-doing. Two years after, David's sin was repeated by one of his sons, while another sought to dispossess his father of the throne. In Amnon's offense David beheld the features of his own passion, and in Absalom's revenge, his own blood-guiltiness. Psalms 41:1-13; Psalms 55:1-23 are supposed to record his sufferings during those dreary years, when it seemed as if the sunshine had passed forever from his life. The wonder is that he treated Rabbah so harshly; but it may be, as some think, that its fate was decided during the months which preceded his confession, when the misery of his soul made him petulant and exacting.
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Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 12

1  Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own judge
7  David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin, and is pardoned
15  David mourns and prays for the child while it lives
24  Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah
26  David takes Rabbah, and tortures the people thereof

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 12:26 mean?

And fought Joab against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and took - city the royal
וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם יוֹאָ֔ב בְּרַבַּ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד אֶת־ עִ֥יר הַמְּלוּכָֽה

וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם  And  fought 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: לָחַם 
Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
יוֹאָ֔ב  Joab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואָב  
Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
בְּרַבַּ֖ת  against  Rabbah 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: רַבָּה  
Sense: the capital city of the Ammonites located east of the Jordan.
בְּנֵ֣י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עַמּ֑וֹן  of  Ammon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַמֹּון  
Sense: a people dwelling in Transjordan descended from Lot through Ben-ammi.
וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד  and  took 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: לָכַד  
Sense: to capture, take, seize.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עִ֥יר  city 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
הַמְּלוּכָֽה  the  royal 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְלוּכָה  
Sense: kingship, royalty, kingly office.

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