Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 12:29
And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
David, gathered all the people together; either because Joab needed more help for the storming of the city; or, at least, for the prosecution of the victory, and execution of justice upon the whole land; or because he would have them all to partake of the spoil of the city, which was there in great abundances, 2Sa 12:30; the rather because they were all exposed to the hazard of utter ruin, in case the Ammonites had prevailed against them.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And David gathered all the people together,…. The soldiers that were with him, or near him; which was done partly to recruit Joab’s troops, who, by the continuance of the siege, and the sallies of the enemy on them, might be greatly diminished; and partly to make conquests of other cities of the Ammonites, and to carry off the spoil of them:
and went to Rabbah; which must be after the death of Uriah, and very probably during the time of Bathsheba’s mourning for him:
and fought against it, and took it; by assault.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Accordingly David “gathered together all the people,” – i.e., all the men of war who had remained behind in the land; from which we may see that Joab’s besieging army had been considerably weakened during the long siege, and at the capture of the water-city, – “and fought against the acropolis, and took it.”
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
29. All the people All the men of war that were not with Joab at Rabbah, doubtless largely made up of fresh recruits.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Sa 12:29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
Ver. 29. And David gathered all the people together. ] He had made his peace with God, for else he durst not have looked the enemy in the face: howbeit, that he had not yet recovered his former tenderness and sweet temper, some have gathered from his rigid, if not cruel dealing with the Ammonites, whom he put under saws and harrows of iron, &c. Cruelty hath the name a cruore, from blood inhumanly spilt.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Reciprocal: 2Sa 17:27 – the son of Nahash
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 12:29. David gathered all the people and went The reader will naturally observe that this was an expedition which came very seasonably to relieve David in his distress, and to revive his glory in arms. And if Joab considered it in this light, as in all probability he did, the praise of his generosity is still more ennobled in this view.