2 Samuel 11:18

18 Joab sent David a full account of the battle.

2 Samuel 11:18 in Other Translations

18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

18 Then Joab sent and told David all the news about the fighting.

18 Then Joab sent a battle report to David.

18 Joab sent David a full report on the battle.

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

2 Samuel 11:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 11:18

Then Joab sent
Messengers to David, as soon as Uriah was killed:

and told David all the things concerning the war;
how the siege had been carried on; what success they had had, good or ill; what their advantages and disadvantages; what men they had lost, and especially in one sally of the enemy upon them, for the sake of which the express was sent.

2 Samuel 11:18 In-Context

16 So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.

17 When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David’s army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died.

18 Joab sent David a full account of the battle.

19 He instructed the messenger: “When you have finished giving the king this account of the battle,

20 the king’s anger may flare up, and he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you know they would shoot arrows from the wall?