2 Samuel 11:18-21 ▼

18 Joab sent someone to report to David all the details of the battle.

19 He commanded the messenger, “ When you’ve finished telling the king all the details of the battle —

20 if the king’s anger gets stirred up and he asks you, ‘ Why did you get so close to the city to fight ? Didn’t you realize they would shoot from the top of the wall?

21 At Thebez, who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman drop an upper millstone on him from the top of the wall so that he died ? Why did you get so close to the wall ? ’ — then say, ‘ Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’ ”