2 Samuel 11:14-25

14Now in the morningH1242 DavidH1732 1wroteH3789 a letterH5612 to JoabH3097 and sentH7971 it by the handH3027 of UriahH223. 152He had writtenH3789 in the letterH5612, sayingH559, “3PlaceH3051 UriahH223 in the frontH6440 lineH6440 of the 4fiercestH2389 battleH4421 and withdrawH7725 from him, 5so that he may be struckH5221 downH5221 and dieH4191.” 16So it was as JoabH3097 keptH8104 watchH8104 on the cityH5892, that he putH5414 UriahH223 at the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 he knewH3045 there were valiantH2428 menH376. 17The menH376 of the cityH5892 wentH3318 out and foughtH3898 againstH854 JoabH3097, and someH4480 of the peopleH5971 amongH4480 David’sH1732 servantsH5650 fellH5307; and 6UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 alsoH1571 diedH4191. 18Then JoabH3097 sentH7971 and reportedH5046 to DavidH1732 allH3605 the eventsH1697 of the warH4421. 19He chargedH6680 the messengerH4397, sayingH559, “When you have finishedH3615 tellingH1696 allH3605 the eventsH1697 of the warH4421 to the kingH4428, 20and ifH518 it happensH1961 that the king’sH4428 wrathH2534 risesH5927 and he saysH559 to you, ‘WhyH4069 did you goH5066 so nearH5066 to the cityH5892 to fightH3898? Did you not knowH3045 that they would shootH3384 from the wallH2346? 21WhoH4310 7struckH5221 downH5221 AbimelechH40 the sonH1121 of JerubbeshethH3380? Did not a womanH802 throwH7993 an upperH7393 millstoneH7393 on him from the wallH2346 so that he diedH4191 at ThebezH8405? WhyH4100 did you goH5066 so nearH5066 the wallH2346?’--then you shall sayH559, ‘Your servantH5650 UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 is deadH4191 alsoH1571.’”

22So the messengerH4397 departedH1980 and cameH935 and reportedH5046 to DavidH1732 allH3605 that JoabH3097 had sentH7971 him to tell. 23The messengerH4397 saidH559 to DavidH1732, “The menH376 prevailedH1396 againstH5921 us and cameH3318 out againstH413 us in the fieldH7704, but we 8pressedH1961H5921 them as farH5704 as the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179. 24Moreover, the archersH3372 shotH3372 at your servantsH5650 from the wallH2346; so someH4480 of the king’sH4428 servantsH5650 are deadH4191, and your servantH5650 UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 is alsoH1571 deadH4191.” 25Then DavidH1732 saidH559 to the messengerH4397, “ThusH3541 you shall sayH559 to JoabH3097, ‘Do not let thisH2088 thingH1697 9displeaseH7489H5869 you, for the swordH2719 devoursH398 oneH2088 as well as anotherH2088; makeH2388 your battleH4421 againstH413 the cityH5892 strongerH2388 and overthrowH2040 it’; and so encourageH2388 him.”