18Joab sent David a full account of the battle.
18Joab sent David a full account of the battle.
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.
19 He instructed the messenger: "When you have finished giving the king this account of the battle,
20 the king's anger may flare up, and he may ask you, 'Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Didn't you know they would shoot arrows from the wall?
11:18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
11:18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
11:18Then Joab sent, and told David all things concerning the battle.
11:18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
11:18Then Joab sent and told David all the matters of the war;
11:18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
11:18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
11:18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
11:18And Joab sendeth and declareth to David all the matters of the war,