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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
2 Samuel 12:26–31, “And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters. 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. And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. 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. 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.”
David was always aware that the borders of his kingdom were in danger. Every other kingdom in the region was looking to expand and take land away from their neighbours. It was a matter of fight and grow or be defeated and lose territory to others. While Joab was a sneaky man always looking for an advantage for himself, he was completely loyal to David. He fought against the Ammonites and was ready to defeat them but was concerned that his reputation would exceed that of David. He called the king to come and command the armies in the final battle. David understood the importance of doing that and came when Joab sent to him. David was in command when the major cities of Ammon were taken. He kept the Lord’s word when he took the cities of the Ammonites. When Israel took possession of the Promised Land, they were commanded to completely eliminate all the people who lived in the Land before them so these people would not become a snare to lead them astray. David eliminated all the people from the cities of Ammon so that they wouldn’t lead Israel astray during his time as king.
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