David And Joab Receive Rabbah’S Crown After Its Capture

26And Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

27Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; I have also captured the city of waters.”

28Now gather the rest of the troops, camp against the city, and capture it, lest I capture the city and it be called by my name.

29Then David gathered all the people and went to Rabbah and fought against it and captured it.

30He took the crown of their king from his head. Its weight was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone, and it was placed on David’s head. He brought out the spoil of the city in very great quantity.

31And he brought out the people who were in it and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and made them labor at the brick kiln. Thus he did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.