Bible Strands
2 Samuel 12:28
Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David responds to Joab’s messengers after Joab reports securing the water supply of Rabbah, issuing a command to complete the siege.
The words — אֱסֹף ('e.Sof) means "gather" and וַ/חֲנֵ֥ה (va./cha.Neh) means "encamp," directing the assembly and positioning of the remaining troops for the final assault.
The thread — The tension between self-glorification and seeking the glory of the Sender appears in John 7:18, contrasting David’s threat to name the city after himself with the ideal of delegated authority.
Why it lands — The text states David’s explicit warning to seize the city himself so it will bear his name, then demands the reader acknowledge that delegated leaders must yield credit to the one who holds ultimate authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- John 7:18 He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.