Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 12:27

27 And Joab sent messengers to David and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters .

The same Royal City so called, because it either stood beside the River, or was encompassed with Water, both for defence and delight. Although the Words are by some Learned Men rendred thus, I have taken, or intercepted, or cut off water from the city. Which well agrees, both with the words, eth being here put for meeth, which is frequent; as Gen. 4. 1. and 44. 4. Exod. 9. 29, &c. and with the Relation of Iosephus the Iew, who saith, The Conduits of Water were cut off, and so the City was taken; And with a Relation of Polybius concerning the same Ciry, which was taken afterwards by Antiochus in the same manner, by cutting off Water from the City.