2 Samuel 11:14-21

14In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.

15In the letter he wrote: “Station Uriah in the thick of the battle and then withdraw from him so he will be cut down and killed.”

16So as Joab kept watch on the city, he stationed Uriah at the place where he knew the best enemy soldiers were.

17When the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, some of David’s soldiers fell in battle. Uriah the Hittite also died.

18Then Joab sent a full battle report to David.

19He instructed the messenger as follows: “When you finish giving the battle report to the king,

20if the king becomes angry and asks you, ‘Why did you go so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you realize they would shoot from the wall?

21Who struck down Abimelech the son of Jerub-Besheth? Didn’t a woman throw an upper millstone down on him from the wall so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go so close to the wall?’ just say to him, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.’”