23. But now the baby is dead, so why should I refuse to eat? Can I bring the baby back to life? No. Some day I will go to him, but he cannot come back to me.”
24. Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife. He slept with her and had sexual relations with her. Bathsheba became pregnant again and had another son. David named the boy Solomon. The Lord loved Solomon
25. and sent word for Nathan the prophet to give Solomon the name Jedidiah. So Nathan did this for the Lord.
26. Rabbah was the capital city of the Ammonites. Joab fought against Rabbah and captured it.
27. Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured its water supply.
28. Now bring the rest of the army together and attack Rabbah. Capture this city before I do, or else it will be called by my name.”
29. So David gathered all the soldiers together and went to Rabbah. He fought against Rabbah and captured the city.
30. David took the crown off their king’s head. The crown was gold and weighed about 75 pounds. This crown had precious stones in it. They put the crown on David’s head. David took many valuable things out of the city.
31. David also brought out the people of the city of Rabbah and made them work with saws, iron picks, and axes. He also forced them to build things with bricks. He did the same thing to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and the army went back to Jerusalem.