2 Samuel 11:14-25

14And it came to pass in the morningH1242, that DavidH1732 wroteH3789 a letterH5612 to JoabH3097, and sentH7971 it by the handH3027 of UriahH223. 15And he wroteH3789 in the letterH5612, sayingH559, Set ye UriahH223 in the forefront of the hottest battleH4421, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and dieH4191. 16And it came to pass, when JoabH3097 keptH8104 watchH8104 upon the cityH5892, that he assigned UriahH223 unto the placeH4725 whereH834 he knewH3045 that valiant menH376 were. 17And the menH376 of the cityH5892 wentH3318 out, and foughtH3898 with JoabH3097: and there fellH5307 some of the peopleH5971, even of the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732; and UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 diedH4191 alsoH1571. 18Then JoabH3097 sentH7971 and toldH5046 DavidH1732 all the thingsH1697 concerning the warH4421; 19and he charged the messengerH4397, sayingH559, When thou hast made an endH3615 of telling all the thingsH1697 concerningH413 the warH4421 unto the kingH4428, 20it shall beH1961 that, if the king’sH4428 wrathH2534 arise, and he sayH559 unto thee, Wherefore wentH5927 ye so nigh unto the cityH5892 to fightH3898? knewH3045 ye not that they would shootH3384 from the wallH2346? 21who smote AbimelechH40 the sonH1121 of Jerubbesheth? did not a womanH802 castH7993 an upperH7393 millstoneH7393 upon him from the wallH2346, so that he diedH4191 at ThebezH8405? whyH4100 went ye so nigh the wallH2346? then shalt thou sayH559, Thy servantH5650 UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 is deadH4191 alsoH1571.

22So the messengerH4397 wentH935, and cameH935 and showed DavidH1732 all that JoabH3097 had sentH7971 him for. 23And the messengerH4397 saidH559 unto DavidH1732, The menH376 prevailedH1396 against us, and came out unto us into the fieldH7704, and we wereH1961 upon them even unto the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179. 24And the shooters shotH3384 at thy servantsH5650 from off the wallH2346; and some of the king’sH4428 servantsH5650 are deadH4191, and thy servantH5650 UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 is deadH4191 alsoH1571. 25Then DavidH1732 saidH559 unto the messengerH4397, ThusH3541 shalt thou sayH559 unto JoabH3097, Let not this thingH1697 displease thee, for the swordH2719 devoureth oneH2088 as well as another; makeH2388 thy battleH4421 more strongH2388 against the cityH5892, and overthrow it: and encourageH2388 thou him.