וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח יוֹאָ֛ב מַלְאָכִ֖ים אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ נִלְחַ֣מְתִּי בְרַבָּ֔ה גַּם־לָכַ֖דְתִּי אֶת־עִ֥יר הַמָּֽיִם׃
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said: ‘I have fought against Rabbah, yea, I have taken the city of waters.
Read commentary on II Samuel 12:27, verse-by-verse classical interpretation.