¹¹ (Og king of Bashan was the last of the Rephaites.^(A) His bed was decorated with iron and was more than nine cubits long and four cubits wide.^[a] It is still in Rabbah^(B) of the Ammonites.)

David and Bathsheba

11 In the spring,^(A) at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab^(B) out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army.^(C) They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah.^(D) But David remained in Jerusalem.

²⁶ Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah^(A) of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel. ²⁷ Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply. ²⁸ Now muster the rest of the troops and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will take the city, and it will be named after me.”

²⁹ So David mustered the entire army and went to Rabbah, and attacked and captured it.

⁵ I will turn Rabbah^(A) into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep.^(B) Then you will know that I am the Lord.