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Read Full Chapter (2 Samuel 11) 2 Samuel 11:17 KJV
"And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also."
2 Samuel Chapter 11, Verse 17
2 Samuel 11:17 in Context (Verses 14–20 KJV)
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¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
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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.**
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And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
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And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
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¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
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And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
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And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?