16So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.


In Context

13 At David's invitation, he ate and drank with him, and David made him drunk. But in the evening Uriah went out to sleep on his mat among his master's servants; he did not go home.

14 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.

15 In it he wrote, "Put Uriah in the front line where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die."

16 So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.

17 When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David's army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died.

18 Joab sent David a full account of the battle.

2nd Samuel 11:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:16And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men [were. ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:16Wherefore as Joab was besieging the city, he put Urias in the place where he knew the bravest men were.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:16And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:16And it came to pass as Joab watched the city, that he assigned Urijah to a place where he knew that the valiant men were.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:16And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:16And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew that valiant men were.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:16It happened, when Joab kept watch on the city, that he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men were.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:16And it cometh to pass in Joab's watching of the city, that he appointeth Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men are;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:16And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew that valiant men were.