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2 Samuel 11:14

DavidJoabUriah
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12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

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.

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BSB
The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.
KJV
And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
WEB
In the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
ASV
And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
DARBY
And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by Urijah.
BLB
And it came to pass in the morning that David wrote a letter to Joab, and he sent it by the hand of Uriah.
ÅB
Morgenen etter skrev David et brev til Joab og sendte det med Uria.
OTB
Om morgenen ga David et brev til Joab som han sendte med Uria.
B1930
Morgenen efter skrev David et brev til Joab og sendte det med Uria.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 21:8–10

    So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

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  • Jeremiah 17:9

    The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

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  • Micah 7:3–5

    That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

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  • Psalms 52:2

    Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

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  • Psalms 19:13

    Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

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  • Jeremiah 9:1–4

    Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

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  • Psalms 62:9

    Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

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