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2 Samuel 12:27
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KJ21
And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah and have taken from the city its waters.
ASV
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yea, I have taken the city of waters.
AMP
Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; I have even taken the city of waters.
AMPC
And Joab sent messengers to David and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
BRG
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
CSB
Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have also captured its water supply.
CSBA
Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, ‘I have fought against Rabbah and have also captured its water supply.
CEB
Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah and captured the city’s water supply.
CJB
Yo’av sent people to David with this message: “I have fought against Rabbah and captured its water supply.
CEV
and sent a messenger to tell David: I have attacked Rabbah and captured the fortress guarding the city water supply.
DARBY
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
DRA
And Joab sent messengers to David, saying: I have fought against Rabbath, and the city of waters is about to be taken.
ERV
Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured its water supply.
EASY
Joab sent men to take this message to David: ‘I have attacked Rabbah. Now I have taken the place that holds the city's water.
EHV
He sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. I have also captured the city’s water supply.
ESV
And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters.
ESVUK
And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters.
EXB
Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured ·its water supply [or the City of Waters].
GNV
Therefore Joab sent messengers to David, saying, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
GW
So he sent messengers to tell David, “I fought against Rabbah and captured the fortress guarding its water supply.
GNT
He sent messengers to David to report: “I have attacked Rabbah and have captured its water supply.
HCSB
Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have also captured the water supply.
ICB
Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. I have captured its water supply.
ISV
Then Joab sent messengers to David to tell him, “I just attacked Rabbah and captured its municipal water supply,
JUB
Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, I have fought against Rabbah and have taken the city of waters.
KJV
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
AKJV
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
LSB
And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters.
LEB
Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, “We have fought against Rabbah, and we captured the city of the waters.
TLB
Meanwhile Joab and the Israeli army were successfully ending their siege of Rabbah the capital of Ammon. Joab sent messengers to tell David, “Rabbah and its beautiful harbor are ours!
MSG
Joab, at war in Rabbah against the Ammonites, captured the royal city. He sent messengers to David saying, “I’m fighting at Rabbah, and I’ve just captured the city’s water supply. Hurry and get the rest of the troops together and set up camp here at the city and complete the capture yourself. Otherwise, I’ll capture it and get all the credit instead of you.” So David marshaled all the troops, went to Rabbah, and fought and captured it. He took the crown from their king’s head—very heavy with gold, and with a precious stone in it. It ended up on David’s head. And they plundered the city, carrying off a great quantity of loot.
MEV
So Joab sent messengers to David and reported, “I have fought against Rabbah, and I have occupied the water supply of the city.
NOG
So he sent messengers to tell David, “I fought against Rabbah and captured the fortress guarding its water supply.
NABRE
He sent messengers to David to say: “I have fought against Rabbah and have taken the water-city.
NASB
Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters.
NASB1995
Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters.
NCB
Then Joab sent messengers to inform David: “I have assaulted Rabbah and gained control of the water supply.
NCV
Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured its water supply.
NET
Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.
NIRV
He sent messengers to David. He told them to say, “I have fought against Rabbah. I’ve taken control of its water supply.
NIV
Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply.
NIVUK
Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, ‘I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply.
NKJV
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city’s water supply.
NLV
Joab sent men to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah. I have taken the city of waters.
NLT
Joab sent messengers to tell David, “I have fought against Rabbah and captured its water supply.
NRSVA
Joab sent messengers to David, and said, ‘I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the water city.
NRSVACE
Joab sent messengers to David, and said, ‘I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the water city.
NRSVCE
Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the water city.
NRSVUE
Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the water city.
OJB
And Yoav sent malachim to Dovid, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the Ir HaMayim.
RGT
Therefore, Joab sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
RSV
And Jo′ab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters.
RSVCE
And Jo′ab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters.
TLV
So Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have attacked Rabbah and captured the city’s water supply.
VOICE
He sent messengers with word of the imminent victory to David. Joab: I have fought against Rabbah and captured its water supply. The city is almost ours.
WEB
Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. Yes, I have taken the city of waters.
WYC
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and the city of waters shall be taken (and I have taken the city’s water supply).
YLT
and Joab sendeth messengers unto David, and saith, `I have fought against Rabbah -- also I have captured the city of waters;
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