King James Version (KJV)
2 Samuel 11:16
“And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men [were].”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 11
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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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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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