2 Samuel 11:14-26

14And it came to pass in the morningH1242, that DavidH1732 wroteH3789 a letterH5612 to JoabH3097, and sentH7971 it by Urijah.

15And he wroteH3789 in the letterH5612 sayingH559, Set Urijah in the front of the thickest fight, and withdraw from him, that he may be smitten and dieH4191.

16And it came to pass as JoabH3097 watchedH8104 the cityH5892, that he assigned Urijah to a placeH4725 whereH834 he knewH3045 that the valiant menH376 were.

17And the menH376 of the cityH5892 wentH3318 out and foughtH3898 with JoabH3097; and there fellH5307 some of the peopleH5971, of the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732; and Urijah the HittiteH2850 diedH4191 alsoH1571.

18Then JoabH3097 sentH7971 and toldH5046 DavidH1732 all the mattersH1697 of the warH4421;

19and charged the messengerH4397, sayingH559, When thou hast endedH3615 telling the mattersH1697 of the warH4421 to the kingH4428,

20and if so beH1961 that the king's wrathH2534 arise, and he sayH559 to thee, WhyH4069 did ye goH5927 so near to the cityH5892 to fightH3898? did ye not knowH3045 that they would shootH3384 from the wallH2346?

21Who smote AbimelechH40 the sonH1121 of Jerubbesheth? did not a womanH802 castH7993 the upperH7393 stone of a handmill from the wallH2346, that he diedH4191 in ThebezH8405? whyH4100 did ye go near the wallH2346? — then sayH559 thou, Thy servantH5650 Urijah the HittiteH2850 is deadH4191 alsoH1571.

22And the messengerH4397 wentH935; and he cameH935 and toldH5046 DavidH1732 all that JoabH3097 had sentH7971 him for.

23And the messengerH4397 saidH559 to DavidH1732, The menH376 prevailedH1396 against us, and came out against us into the fieldH7704, and we wereH1961 upon them as far as the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179.

24And the shooters shotH3384 from upon the wallH2346 against thy servantsH5650; and some of the king's servantsH5650 are deadH4191, and thy servantH5650 Urijah the HittiteH2850 is deadH4191 alsoH1571.

25Then DavidH1732 saidH559 to the messengerH4397, ThusH3541 shalt thou sayH559 to JoabH3097: Let not this thingH1697 displease thee, for the swordH2719 devoursH398 oneH2088 as well as another: makeH2388 thy battleH4421 strongH2388 against the cityH5892, and overthrow it; — and encourageH2388 him.

26And the wifeH802 of Urijah heardH8085 that Urijah her husbandH376 was deadH4191, and she mournedH5594 for her husbandH376.