2 Samuel 11:18

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

2 Samuel 11:18

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Joab sent to David a full account of the battle

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KJV

King James Version

¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

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WEB

World English Bible

Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

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ASV

American Standard Version

Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

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2 Samuel 11

¹⁶ So as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew the strongest enemy soldiers were.

¹⁷ And when the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of David’s servants fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.

¹⁸ Joab sent to David a full account of the battle

¹⁹ and instructed the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king a full account of the battle,

²⁰ if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?

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