2 Samuel 11:18

So Joab sent and told David all the news of the battle;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17And forth sallied the men of the city, and fought with Joab, and there fell some of the people, of the servants of David,—then died also, Uriah the Hittite.

19and he charged the messenger saying,—When thou hast ended all the news of the battle, in speaking unto the king,

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Cross References

2 Kings 10:8And there came in a messenger and told him, saying, They have brought in the heads of the sons of the king. And he said—Lay ye them in two heaps, at the entrance of the gate, until the morning.

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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