2 Samuel 12:26
“Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.”
What does 2 Samuel 12:26 mean?
Joab, King David's military commander, has been laying siege to Rabbah, the capital city of the Ammonites, and finally achieves a breakthrough by capturing its fortified center. This moment marks a turning point in David's conflict with the Ammonites, though the fuller story (which unfolds in the verses that follow) shows that David's personal choices during this military campaign will have serious consequences. The capture itself is a military victory, but it sets the stage for one of the Bible's most honest accounts of how power and temptation can lead even a faithful person astray.