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2 Samuel 11:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Samuel 11:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
18 Then Joab sent and told David all the news about the fighting; 19 and he instructed the messenger, “When you have finished telling the king all the news about the fighting, 20 then, if the king’s anger rises, and if he says to you, ‘Why did you go so near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall?
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2 Samuel 11:18-20
New International Version
2 Samuel 11:18-20
New International Version
18 Joab sent David a full account of the battle. 19 He instructed the messenger: “When you have finished giving the king this account of the battle, 20 the king’s anger may flare up, and he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you know they would shoot arrows from the wall?
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