2 Samuel 12:27
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And Joab sent messengers to David, saying: I have fought against Rabbath, and the city of waters is about to be taken.

Rabbah

2 Samuel 11:1 And it came to pass at the return of the year, at the time when kings go forth to war, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel, and they spoiled the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabba: but David remained in Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 3:11 For only Og king of Basan remained of the race of the giants. His bed of iron is shewn, which is in Rabbath of the children of Ammon, being nine cubits long, and four broad after the measure of the cubit of a man's hand.

Ezekiel 21:20 Thou shalt make a way that the sword may come to Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and to Juda unto Jerusalem the strong city.

Context
The Capture of Rabbah
26And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and laid close siege to the royal city. 27And Joab sent messengers to David, saying: I have fought against Rabbath, and the city of waters is about to be taken.28Now therefore gather thou the rest of the people together, and besiege the city and take it: lest when the city shall be wasted by me, the victory be ascribed to my name.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:26
And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and laid close siege to the royal city.

2 Samuel 12:28
Now therefore gather thou the rest of the people together, and besiege the city and take it: lest when the city shall be wasted by me, the victory be ascribed to my name.

Lexicon
Then Joab
יוֹאָ֛ב (yō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites

sent
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (way·yiš·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

messengers
מַלְאָכִ֖ים (mal·’ā·ḵîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

David
דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

to say,
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“I have fought
נִלְחַ֣מְתִּי (nil·ḥam·tî)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

against Rabbah
בְרַבָּ֔ה (ḇə·rab·bāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7237: Rabbah -- two places in Israel

and have also
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

captured
לָכַ֖דְתִּי (lā·ḵaḏ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere

the water supply.
הַמָּֽיִם׃ (ham·mā·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


Additional Translations
Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have also captured the water supply.And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

and Joab sendeth messengers unto David, and saith, 'I have fought against Rabbah -- also I have captured the city of waters;
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