King James Version (KJV)

2 Samuel 12:27

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

Verse in context — 2 Samuel 12

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

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

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

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.

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

David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.