2 Samuel 11:18-20

Darby Translation

¹⁸ Then Joab sent and told David all the matters of the war;

¹⁹ and charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast ended telling the matters of the war to the king,

²⁰ and if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say to thee, Why did ye go so near to the city to fight? did ye not know that they would shoot from the wall?