27. And Yo’aḇ sent messengers to Dawiḏ, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, and I have captured the city’s water supply.
28. “And now, gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and capture it, lest I capture the city and it be called after my name.”
29. And Dawiḏ gathered all the people and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and captured it.