2 Samuel 11:15
writing in the letter: “Place Uriah opposite the warfare, where the battle is the strongest, and then abandon him, so that, having been wounded, he may die.”
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In Context
14Therefore, when morning arrived, David wrote a letter to Joab. And he sent it by the hand of Uriah,
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:21And Saul said, “I will give her to him, so that she may be a stumbling block to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him.” And Saul said to David, “In two things, you shall be my son-in-law today.”
2 Samuel 11:17And the men, departing from the city, made war against Joab. And some of the people among the servants of David fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.
Psalms 51:4All day long your tongue thinks up injustice. Like a sharp razor, you have wrought deceit.
Jeremiah 20:13Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he has freed the soul of the poor from the hand of the wicked.
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 →