2 Samuel 11:19
17 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.
18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
20 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?
21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and instructed the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king all the details of the battle,
- KJV
- And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
- WEB
- and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,
- ASV
- and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king,
- DARBY
- and charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast ended telling the matters of the war to the king,
- BLB
- and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the matters of the war to the king,
- ÅB
- Og han befalte sendebudet: Når du har talt ut til kongen om alt det som har hendt i krigen,
- OTB
- Han befalte budbringeren og sa, "Når du har fullført rapporteringen av alle krigens hendelser til kongen,
- B1930
- Og han bød sendebudet: Når du har talt ut til kongen om alt det som har hendt i krigen,