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to the king

2 Samuel 12:26-31 (JDV)

2 Samuel 12:26 Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.
2 Samuel 12:27 Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah and have also captured its water supply.
2 Samuel 12:28 Now therefore, gather the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise, I will be the one to capture the city, and it will be named after me.”
2 Samuel 12:29 So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; he fought against it and captured it.
2 Samuel 12:30 He took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David’s head. The crown weighed seventy-five pounds of gold, and it had a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city.
2 Samuel 12:31 He removed the people who were in the city and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to labor at brickmaking. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

to the king

Joab would risk his life and do his job well, but he wanted the glory of the victorty to go to his king. Such should be out ambition as well. We should seek excellencer in everything we do. But our king Jesus should be the focus and purpose of our work.