2 Samuel 11:14-25

14So in the morningH1242 DavidH1732 1wroteH3789 a letterH5612 to JoabH3097 and sentH7971 it by the handH3027 of UriahH223. 152He had writtenH3789 in the letterH5612 3the followingH559: “4StationH3051 UriahH223 on the frontH4136H6440 lineH4136H6440 of the 5fiercestH2389 battleH4421 and pullH7725 backH7725 from him, 6so that he may be struckH5221 and killedH4191.” 16So it was as JoabH3097 keptH8104 watchH8104 on the cityH5892, that he 7stationedH5414 UriahH223 at the placeH4725 whereH834 he knewH3045 thereH8033 were valiantH2428 menH376. 17And the menH376 of the cityH5892 wentH3318 outH3318 and foughtH3898 againstH854 JoabH3097, and someH4480 of the peopleH5971 amongH4480 David’sH1732 servantsH5650 fellH5307; and 8UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 alsoH1571 diedH4191. 18Then JoabH3097 sentH7971 a messenger and reportedH5046 to DavidH1732 allH3605 the eventsH1697 of the warH4421. 19He orderedH6680 the messengerH4397, sayingH559, “When you have finishedH3615 tellingH1696 allH3605 the eventsH1697 of the warH4421 to the kingH4428, 20then it shall be that ifH518 the king’sH4428 wrathH2534 risesH5927 and he saysH559 to you, ‘WhyH4069 did you moveH5066 againstH413 the cityH5892 to fightH3898? Did you not knowH3045 that they would shootH3384 from the wallH2346? 21WhoH4310 9struckH5221 AbimelechH40 the sonH1121 of JerubbeshethH3380? Did a womanH802 not throwH7993 an upperH7393 millstoneH6400 on him from the wallH2346 so that he diedH4191 at ThebezH8405? WhyH4100 did you moveH5066 againstH413 the wallH2346?’--then you shall sayH559, ‘Your servantH5650 UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 alsoH1571 diedH4191.’”

22So the messengerH4397 departedH1980 and cameH935 and reportedH5046 to DavidH1732 everythingH3605 that JoabH3097 had sentH7971 him to tell. 23The messengerH4397 saidH559 to DavidH1732, “The menH376 prevailedH1396 againstH5921 us and cameH3318 outH3318 againstH413 us in the fieldH7704, but we 10pressedH1961H5921 them as farH5704 as the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179. 24Also, the archersH3372 shotH3372 at your servantsH5650 from the wallH2346; so someH4480 of the king’sH4428 servantsH5650 diedH4191, and your servantH5650 UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 alsoH1571 diedH4191.” 25Then DavidH1732 saidH559 to the messengerH4397, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 you shall sayH559 to JoabH3097: ‘Do not let thisH2088 thingH1697 11displeaseH7489H5869 you, for the swordH2719 devoursH398 oneH2088 as well as anotherH2088; 12fightH2388H4421 withH2388 determinationH2388 againstH413 the cityH5892 and overthrowH2040 it’; and thereby encourageH2388 him.”