27and Joab sendeth messengers unto David, and saith, 'I have fought against Rabbah — also I have captured the city of waters;


In Context

24 And David comforteth Bath-Sheba his wife, and goeth in unto her, and lieth with her, and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Solomon; and Jehovah hath loved him,

25 and sendeth by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calleth his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.

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

27 and Joab sendeth messengers unto David, and saith, 'I have fought against Rabbah — also I have captured the city of waters;

28 and now, gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture it, lest I capture the city, and my name hath been called upon it.'

29 And David gathereth all the people, and goeth to Rabbah, and fighteth against it, and captureth it;

2 Samuel 12:27 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:27Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, "I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:27And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:27And Joab sent messengers to David, saying: I have fought against Rabbath, and the city of waters is about to be taken.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:27And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yea, I have taken the city of waters.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:27And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:27And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, yea, I have taken the city of waters.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:27And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:27Joab sent messengers to David, and said, |I have fought against Rabbah. Yes, I have taken the city of waters.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:27And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.