26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
26 Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel.
26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city.
26 Joab, at war in Rabbah against the Ammonites, captured the royal city.
26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city.
26 Meanwhile, Joab was fighting against Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and he captured the royal fortifications.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:26
Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:26-31
(Read 2 Samuel 12:26-31)
To be thus severe in putting the children of Ammon to slavery was a sign that David's heart was not yet made soft by repentance, at the time when this took place. We shall be most compassionate, kind, and forgiving to others, when we most feel our need of the Lord's forgiving love, and taste the sweetness of it in our own souls.