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2 SAMUEL 12:25

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

2 SAMUEL 12:26

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

2 SAMUEL 12:27

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

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. ...

2 SAMUEL 12:29

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

2 SAMUEL 12:30

And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof [was] a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was [set] on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. ...

2 SAMUEL 12:31

And he brought forth the people that [were] therein, and put [them] under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. ...

2 SAMUEL 13:1

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name [was] Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. ...

2 SAMUEL 13:2

And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she [was] a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her. ...

2 SAMUEL 13:3

But Amnon had a friend, whose name [was] Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab [was] a very subtil man. ...

2 SAMUEL 13:4

And he said unto him, Why [art] thou, [being] the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. ...

2 SAMUEL 13:5

And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see [it], and eat [it] at her hand. ...