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

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters.

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

"Now then, gather the rest of the people and camp opposite the city and capture it, or I will capture the city myself and it will be named after me."

Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.

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

And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

Then he took the crown of their king from his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and it had a precious stone; and it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the plunder of the city in great amounts.

And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

He also brought out the people who were in it, and put some to work at saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and made others serve at the brick works. And he did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.