2 Samuel 11:19

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

2 Samuel 11:19 in Other Translations

19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

19 And he instructed the messenger, "When you have finished telling all the news about the fighting to the king,

19 He told his messenger, “Report all the news of the battle to the king.

19 He instructed the messenger, "After you have given to the king a detailed report on the battle,

19 He commanded the messenger, "When you've finished telling the king all the details of the battle-

2 Samuel 11:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 11:19

And charged the messenger
Gave him a particular direction and instruction what he should say at the close of his narrative, according as he should observe the king's countenance to be:

saying, when thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war
unto the king;
giving an account of all the events that happened since the siege was begun to that time.

2 Samuel 11:19 In-Context

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?

21 Who killed Abimelek son of Jerub-Besheth ? Didn’t a woman drop an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then say to him, ‘Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.’ ”