2 Samuel 11:6-25

6Then DavidH1732 sentH7971 word to JoabH3097: “SendH7971 me UriahH223 the HittiteH2850.” So JoabH3097 sentH7971 UriahH223 to DavidH1732. 7When UriahH223 cameH935 to him, 1DavidH1732 askedH7592 about Joab’sH3097 well-beingH7965 and 2that of the peopleH5971, and the conditionH7965 of the warH4421. 8Then DavidH1732 saidH559 to UriahH223, “GoH3381 downH3381 to your houseH1004, and 3washH7364 your feetH7272.” So UriahH223 leftH3318 the king’sH4428 houseH1004, and a giftH4864 from the kingH4428 4was sentH3318 afterH310 him. 9But UriahH223 sleptH7901 5at the doorH6607 of the king’sH4428 houseH1004 with allH3605 the servantsH5650 of his lordH113, and did not goH3381 downH3381 to his houseH1004. 10Now when they informedH5046 DavidH1732, sayingH559, “UriahH223 did not goH3381 downH3381 to his houseH1004,” DavidH1732 saidH559 to UriahH223, “Did you not comeH935 from a journeyH1870? WhyH4069 did you not goH3381 downH3381 to your houseH1004?” 11And UriahH223 saidH559 to DavidH1732, “6The arkH727 and IsraelH3478 and JudahH3063 are stayingH3427 in 7temporaryH5521 sheltersH5521, and my lordH113 JoabH3097 and 8the servantsH5650 of my lordH113 are campingH2583 in the openH6440 fieldH7704. Should I then goH935 to my houseH1004 to eatH398 and drinkH8354 and to sleepH7901 with my wifeH802? By your lifeH2416 and the lifeH2416 of your soulH5315, I will not doH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697.” 12Then DavidH1732 saidH559 to UriahH223, “9StayH3427 hereH2088 todayH3117 alsoH1571, and tomorrowH4279 I will letH7971 you go back.” So UriahH223 remainedH3427 in JerusalemH3389 that dayH3117 and the dayH4283 afterH4283. 13Now DavidH1732 summonedH7121 10Uriah, and he ateH398 and drankH8354 in his presenceH6440, and he 11madeH7937 12Uriah drunkH7937; and in the eveningH6153 Uriah wentH3318 outH3318 to lieH7901 on his bedH4904 13with his lord’sH113 servantsH5650, and he still did not goH3381 downH3381 to his houseH1004.

14So in the morningH1242 DavidH1732 14wroteH3789 a letterH5612 to JoabH3097 and sentH7971 it by the handH3027 of UriahH223. 1515He had writtenH3789 in the letterH5612 16the followingH559: “17StationH3051 UriahH223 on the frontH4136H6440 lineH4136H6440 of the 18fiercestH2389 battleH4421 and pullH7725 backH7725 from him, 19so that he may be struckH5221 and killedH4191.” 16So it was as JoabH3097 keptH8104 watchH8104 on the cityH5892, that he 20stationedH5414 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 21UriahH223 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 22struckH5221 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 23pressedH1961H5921 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 24displeaseH7489H5869 you, for the swordH2719 devoursH398 oneH2088 as well as anotherH2088; 25fightH2388H4421 withH2388 determinationH2388 againstH413 the cityH5892 and overthrowH2040 it’; and thereby encourageH2388 him.”