^{26 Ref} Now Joab was fighting against Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon, and he took the water-town.

^{27 Ref} And Joab sent men to David, saying, I have made war against Rabbah and have taken the water-town.

^{28 Ref} 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.

²⁹ Then David got all the people together and went to Rabbah and made war on it and took it.

^{30 Ref} And he took the crown of Milcom from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it were stones of great price; and it was put on David's head. And he took a great store of goods from the town.

^{31 Ref} And he took the people out of the town and put them to work with wood-cutting instruments, and iron grain-crushers, and iron axes, and at brick-making: this he did to all the towns of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people went back to Jerusalem.