Sinai2 Samuel 11:19
American Standard Version
and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king,
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2 Samuel 11:19 in other translations
and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,
2 Samuel 11:19 in context
- 17And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people, even of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
- 18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
- 19and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king,
- 20it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
- 21who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.