2 Samuel 11:22-27 ▼

22 So the messenger left Joab, set out for Jerusalem, and disclosed to David everything that Joab had sent him to say.

23 The messenger told David, |The men surprised us and attacked us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the city gate.

24 Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall. Some of the king's staff members are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite has died as well.|

25 David responded to the messenger, |Here's what you're to tell Joab: 'Don't be troubled by this incident, because the battle sword consumes one or another from time to time. Consolidate your attack against the city and conquer it.' Be sure to encourage him.|

26 When Uriah's wife heard about the death of her husband Uriah, she went into mourning for the head of her household.

27 When her mourning period was completed, David sent for her, brought her to his palace, and she became his wife. Later on, she bore him a son. Meanwhile, what David had done grieved the LORD,