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And Joab fought against Rabbah, of the sons of Ammon, - and captured the royal city.

Then Joab sent messengers unto David, - and said - I have fought against Rabbah, I have also captured the city of the waters.

Now, therefore, gather thou together the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture it, - lest, I, capture the city, and it be called by my name.

So David gathered together all the people, and went to Rabbah, - and fought against it, and captured it.

Then took he the crown of Milcom from off his head, the weight thereof, being a talent of gold, with the precious stones, and it remained on the head of David, - the spoil of the city also, brought he forth in great abundance;

the people also that were therein, brought he forth, and put them to the saw, and to threshing sledges of iron, and to axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln, and thus used he to do unto all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.