2 Samuel 12:27
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.”
דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
לָכַד
I have captured
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לָכַד
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
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מֲלְאָךְ
messengers
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מֲלְאָךְ
Messenger, angel. Malak. A sent one who carries the authority of the sender. God still sends messengers today.
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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עִיר
the city of
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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לָחַם
I have fought
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לָחַם
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
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יוֹאָב
Joab
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יוֹאָב
Joab, the name of three Israelites
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