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;


In Context

13 and David calleth for him, and he eateth before him, and drinketh, and he causeth him to drink, and he goeth out in the evening to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, and unto his house he hath not gone down.

14 And it cometh to pass in the morning, that David writeth a letter unto Joab, and sendeth by the hand of Uriah;

15 and he writeth in the letter, saying, 'Place ye Uriah over-against the front of the severest battle, and ye have turned back from after him, and he hath been smitten, and hath died.'

16 And 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;

17 and the men of the city go out and fight with Joab, and there fall some of the people, of the servants of David; and there dieth also Uriah the Hittite.

18 And Joab sendeth and declareth to David all the matters of the war,

2 Samuel 11:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:16So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.

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 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.