The Meaning of 2 Samuel 12:27 Explained

2 Samuel 12:27

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

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

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

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

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 12:27?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 2 Samuel 12:27 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 12:27 mean?

And sent Joab messengers to David and said I have fought against Rabbah and have taken I of the city water [supply]

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח יוֹאָ֛ב מַלְאָכִ֖ים אֶל־ דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ נִלְחַ֣מְתִּי בְרַבָּ֔ה גַּם־ לָכַ֖דְתִּי אֶת־ עִ֥יר הַמָּֽיִם

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח	And sent
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
יוֹאָ֛ב	Joab
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָב Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
מַלְאָכִ֖ים	messengers
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַלְאָךְ Sense: messenger, representative.
דָּוִ֑ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
נִלְחַ֣מְתִּי	I have fought
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
בְרַבָּ֔ה	against Rabbah
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: רַבָּה Sense: the capital city of the Ammonites located east of the Jordan.
לָכַ֖דְתִּי	have taken
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: לָכַד Sense: to capture, take, seize.
עִ֥יר	of the city
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
הַמָּֽיִם	water [supply]
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.

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