So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it. So David assembled all the troopsThe phrase begins with "So David," indicating a continuation of action and leadership by King David. The Hebrew root for "assembled" is "קָבַץ" (qavats), which means to gather or collect. This action reflects David's role as a unifying leader, bringing together the forces of Israel for a common purpose. Historically, this demonstrates David's ability to mobilize and lead his people effectively, even after personal failures. It is a testament to his resilience and commitment to his kingly duties, despite the recent rebuke from the prophet Nathan. and went to Rabbah
"Rabbah" was the capital city of the Ammonites, located in present-day Amman, Jordan. The Hebrew root for "went" is "יָלַךְ" (yalak), meaning to walk or proceed. This indicates David's proactive approach in addressing the conflict with the Ammonites. Archaeologically, Rabbah was a significant city, and its capture would have been a strategic victory for Israel. This action underscores the importance of obedience and following through with God's plans, as David continues to fulfill his role as king despite personal setbacks. and he fought against it
The phrase "fought against it" uses the Hebrew root "לָחַם" (lacham), meaning to engage in battle. This highlights David's direct involvement in the military campaign, emphasizing his role as both a king and a warrior. Scripturally, this reflects the ongoing conflict between Israel and its neighbors, a common theme in the Old Testament. David's willingness to lead in battle demonstrates his dedication to protecting and expanding the kingdom God entrusted to him. and captured it
The word "captured" comes from the Hebrew root "לָכַד" (lakad), meaning to seize or take possession. This signifies the successful completion of the military campaign against Rabbah. Historically, the capture of Rabbah would have been a significant achievement, securing Israel's dominance in the region. Spiritually, this victory can be seen as a reminder of God's faithfulness in granting success to those who follow His commands, even after moments of failure and repentance. Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidThe King of Israel, known for his leadership, military prowess, and his heart for God. Despite his sins, he is a central figure in the Bible, often seen as a man after God's own heart. 2. RabbahThe capital city of the Ammonites, located in present-day Jordan. It was a significant city during the time of David and was the focus of his military campaign. 3. The TroopsThe army of Israel, led by King David, who were instrumental in the capture of Rabbah. 4. The AmmonitesA neighboring nation of Israel, often in conflict with them. The capture of their capital, Rabbah, was a significant military victory for Israel. 5. The EventThe capture of Rabbah by David and his troops, marking a decisive victory in the ongoing conflict with the Ammonites. Teaching Points Leadership and ResponsibilityDavid's role in leading his troops to victory at Rabbah demonstrates the importance of responsible leadership. Despite personal failures, leaders are called to fulfill their duties. Consequences of SinThe capture of Rabbah occurs in the context of David's repentance after his sin with Bathsheba. It serves as a reminder that while God forgives, the consequences of sin can still unfold. God's Sovereignty in VictoryThe victory at Rabbah underscores God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His people, even when they falter. It is a testament to God's ability to bring about His purposes through imperfect individuals. Repentance and RestorationDavid's life illustrates the power of genuine repentance and God's willingness to restore those who turn back to Him with a contrite heart. The Importance of ObedienceThe account encourages believers to remain obedient to God's commands, as disobedience can lead to personal and communal consequences. Bible Study Questions 1. How does David's leadership in the capture of Rabbah reflect both his strengths and weaknesses as a leader? 2. In what ways does the account of Rabbah's capture illustrate the consequences of sin and the possibility of redemption? 3. How can we apply the lessons of David's repentance and God's forgiveness in our own lives today? 4. What does the victory at Rabbah teach us about God's sovereignty and His ability to use flawed individuals for His purposes? 5. How can we ensure that we remain obedient to God's commands, and what steps can we take to seek forgiveness and restoration when we fall short? Connections to Other Scriptures 1 Chronicles 20:1-3This passage provides a parallel account of the capture of Rabbah, offering additional details about the event and its aftermath. 2 Samuel 11The background of David's sin with Bathsheba and the subsequent events leading to the siege of Rabbah, highlighting the consequences of David's actions. Psalm 51David's psalm of repentance, which is traditionally linked to his sin with Bathsheba and the events surrounding the capture of Rabbah. People Ammonites, Bathsheba, David, Jedidiah, Joab, Milcom, Nathan, Saul, Solomon, Uriah, UrijahPlaces Jerusalem, RabbahTopics Army, Attacked, Captured, Captureth, Collected, David, Entire, Fighteth, Fought, Gathered, Gathereth, Got, Mustered, Rabbah, WarDictionary of Bible Themes 2 Samuel 12:29-31 7240 Jerusalem, history
7447 slavery, in OT Library David and Nathan
'And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin.'--2 SAMUEL xii. 13. We ought to be very thankful that Scripture never conceals the faults of its noblest men. High among the highest of them stands the poet- king. Whoever, for nearly three thousand years, has wished to express the emotions of trust in God, longing after purity, aspiration, and rapture of devotion, has found that his words have been before him. And this man …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureThou Art the Man
'And David said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die; because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man.'--2 SAMUEL xii. 5-7. Nathan's apologue, so tenderly beautiful, takes the poet-king on the most susceptible side of his character. All his history shows him as a man of wonderfully sweet, chivalrous, generous, swiftly compassionate nature. And so, when he hears the story of a mean, heartless selfishness, …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Letter vi. In My Last Two Letters I have Given the State of the Argument as It...
My dear friend, In my last two Letters I have given the state of the argument as it would stand between a Christian, thinking as I do, and a serious well-disposed Deist. I will now endeavour to state the argument, as between the former and the advocates for the popular belief,--such of them, I mean, as are competent to deliver a dispassionate judgment in the cause. And again, more particularly, I mean the learned and reflecting part of them, who are influenced to the retention of the prevailing …
Samuel Taylor Coleridge—Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit etc The Blessings of Noah Upon Shem and Japheth. (Gen. Ix. 18-27. )
Ver. 20. "And Noah began and became an husbandman, and planted vineyards."--This does not imply that Noah was the first who began to till the ground, and, more especially, to cultivate the vine; for Cain, too, was a tiller of the ground, Gen. iv. 2. The sense rather is, that Noah, after the flood, again took up this calling. Moreover, the remark has not an independent import; it serves only to prepare the way for the communication of the subsequent account of Noah's drunkenness. By this remark, …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Cleansing.
As there are conditions requiring to be complied with in order to the obtaining of salvation, before one can be justified, e. g., conviction of sin, repentance, faith; so there are conditions for full salvation, for being "filled with the Holy Ghost." Conviction of our need is one, conviction of the existence of the blessing is another; but these have been already dealt with. "Cleansing" is another; before one can be filled with the Holy Ghost, one's heart must be "cleansed." "Giving them the Holy …
John MacNeil—The Spirit-Filled Life That the Ruler Should not Set his Heart on Pleasing Men, and yet Should Give Heed to what Ought to Please Them.
Meanwhile it is also necessary for the ruler to keep wary watch, lest the lust of pleasing men assail him; lest, when he studiously penetrates the things that are within, and providently supplies the things that are without, he seek to be beloved of those that are under him more than truth; lest, while, supported by his good deeds, he seems not to belong to the world, self-love estrange him from his Maker. For he is the Redeemer's enemy who through the good works which he does covets being loved …
Leo the Great—Writings of Leo the Great The Unchangeableness of God
The next attribute is God's unchangeableness. I am Jehovah, I change not.' Mal 3:3. I. God is unchangeable in his nature. II. In his decree. I. Unchangeable in his nature. 1. There is no eclipse of his brightness. 2. No period put to his being. [1] No eclipse of his brightness. His essence shines with a fixed lustre. With whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.' James 1:17. Thou art the same.' Psa 102:27. All created things are full of vicissitudes. Princes and emperors are subject to …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity How the Poor and the Rich Should be Admonished.
(Admonition 3.) Differently to be admonished are the poor and the rich: for to the former we ought to offer the solace of comfort against tribulation, but in the latter to induce fear as against elation. For to the poor one it is said by the Lord through the prophet, Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded (Isai. liv. 4). And not long after, soothing her, He says, O thou poor little one, tossed with tempest (Ibid. 11). And again He comforts her, saying, I have chosen thee in the furnace of …
Leo the Great—Writings of Leo the Great Of Antichrist, and his Ruin: and of the Slaying the Witnesses.
BY JOHN BUNYAN PREFATORY REMARKS BY THE EDITOR This important treatise was prepared for the press, and left by the author, at his decease, to the care of his surviving friend for publication. It first appeared in a collection of his works in folio, 1692; and although a subject of universal interest; most admirably elucidated; no edition has been published in a separate form. Antichrist has agitated the Christian world from the earliest ages; and his craft has been to mislead the thoughtless, by …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Thirdly, for Thy Actions.
1. Do no evil, though thou mightest; for God will not suffer the least sin, without bitter repentance, to escape unpunished. Leave not undone any good that thou canst. But do nothing without a calling, nor anything in thy calling, till thou hast first taken counsel at God's word (1 Sam. xxx. 8) of its lawfulness, and pray for his blessings upon thy endeavour; and then do it in the name of God, with cheerfulness of heart, committing the success to him, in whose power it is to bless with his grace …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety The Preparatory Service; Sometimes Called the Confessional Service.
In our examination of the nature and meaning of the Lord's Supper, we have found that it is indeed a most important and holy Sacrament. It is in fact the most sacred of all the ordinances of the Church on earth. There is nothing beyond it--nothing so heavenly, on this side heaven, as this Feast. Nowhere else does the believer approach so near to heaven as when he stands or kneels, as a communicant at this altar, the Holy of Holies in the Church of Christ. What a solemn act! To approach this altar, …
G. H. Gerberding—The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church The Right Understanding of the Law
Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.' Exod 20: 3. Before I come to the commandments, I shall answer questions, and lay down rules respecting the moral law. What is the difference between the moral laud and the gospel? (1) The law requires that we worship God as our Creator; the gospel, that we worship him in and through Christ. God in Christ is propitious; out of him we may see God's power, justice, and holiness: in him we see his mercy displayed. (2) The moral law requires obedience, but gives …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments The Sixth Commandment
Thou shalt not kill.' Exod 20: 13. In this commandment is a sin forbidden, which is murder, Thou shalt not kill,' and a duty implied, which is, to preserve our own life, and the life of others. The sin forbidden is murder: Thou shalt not kill.' Here two things are to be understood, the not injuring another, nor ourselves. I. The not injuring another. [1] We must not injure another in his name. A good name is a precious balsam.' It is a great cruelty to murder a man in his name. We injure others in …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments The Eighth Commandment
Thou shalt not steal.' Exod 20: 15. AS the holiness of God sets him against uncleanness, in the command Thou shalt not commit adultery;' so the justice of God sets him against rapine and robbery, in the command, Thou shalt not steal.' The thing forbidden in this commandment, is meddling with another man's property. The civil lawyers define furtum, stealth or theft to be the laying hands unjustly on that which is another's;' the invading another's right. I. The causes of theft. [1] The internal causes …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments Samuel
Alike from the literary and the historical point of view, the book[1] of Samuel stands midway between the book of Judges and the book of Kings. As we have already seen, the Deuteronomic book of Judges in all probability ran into Samuel and ended in ch. xii.; while the story of David, begun in Samuel, embraces the first two chapters of the first book of Kings. The book of Samuel is not very happily named, as much of it is devoted to Saul and the greater part to David; yet it is not altogether inappropriate, …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Links 2 Samuel 12:29 NIV2 Samuel 12:29 NLT2 Samuel 12:29 ESV2 Samuel 12:29 NASB2 Samuel 12:29 KJV
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