2 Samuel 12:28
“Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together, and encampe against the citie, and take it: lest I take the citie, and it be called after my name.”
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2 Samuel 12:28 Context
26¶ And Ioab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and tooke the royall citie. 27And Ioab sent messengers to Dauid, and said, I haue fought against Rabbah, and haue taken the citie of waters. 28Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together, and encampe against the citie, and take it: lest I take the citie, and it be called after my name. 29And Dauid gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and tooke it. 30And he tooke their kings crowne from off his head (the weight whereof was a talent of gold, with the precious stones) and it was set on Dauids head, and he brought forth the spoile of the citie in great abundance.
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Other Translations for 2 Samuel 12:28
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.
- King James Version
"Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together and camp against the city and capture it, or I will capture the city myself and it will be named after me."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So now, get the rest of the people together, and put them in position against the town and take it, for if I take it, it will be named after my name.
- Basic English Bible
And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city and take it: lest I take the city and it be called by my name.
- Darby Bible
Now therefore collect the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
- Webster's Bible
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."
- World English Bible
and now, gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture it, lest I capture the city, and my name hath been called upon it.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Samuel 12:28
12:28 Take it - For having taken one part of the city, he concluded the remaining part of it could not long stand out. Lest - Lest I have the honour of taking it.