2 Samuel 11:19

And he gave orders to the man who took the news, saying, After you have given the king all the news about the war,

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In The King James Version

And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

In Context

18Then Joab sent David news of everything which had taken place in the war:

20If the king is angry and says, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall?

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Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 11:15-27

David Causes Uriah to Be Slain; David Informed of Uriah's Death. ( b. c. 1037.) 14 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with… Read the whole commentary →

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