2 Samuel 11:17-19

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁷ Then the men of the city came out and attacked Joab, and some of the men from David’s soldiers fell in battle; Uriah the Hethite also died.

¹⁸ Joab sent someone to report to David all the details of the battle. ¹⁹ He commanded the messenger, ‘When you’ve finished telling the king all the details of the battle –