2 Samuel 12:27 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 12:25 and sendeth by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calleth his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.

2 Samuel 12:26 And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and captureth the royal city,

2 Samuel 12:27 and Joab sendeth messengers unto David, and saith, `I have fought against Rabbah--also I have captured the city of waters;

2 Samuel 12:28 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.'

2 Samuel 12:29 And David gathereth all the people, and goeth to Rabbah, and fighteth against it, and captureth it;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joab", "sendeth", "messengers", "david", "saith", "fought", "against", and "rabbah--also". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joab" and "sendeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the..." into verse 28's "and now gather the rest of the...", so "joab" and "sendeth" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "joab" and "sendeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.