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But Uriyah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and didn't go down to his house.
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When they had told David, saying, Uriyah didn't go down to his house, David said to Uriyah, Haven't you come from a journey? why did you not go down to your house?
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Uriyah said to David, The ark, and Yisra'el, and Yehudah, abide in booths; and my lord Yo'av, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.
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David said to Uriyah, Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart. So Uriyah abode in Yerushalayim that day, and the next day.
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When David had called him, he ate and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but didn't go down to his house.
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It happened in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Yo'av, and sent it by the hand of Uriyah.
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He wrote in the letter, saying, Set Uriyah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire you from him, that he may be struck, and die.
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It happened, when Yo'av kept watch on the city, that he assigned Uriyah to the place where he knew that valiant men were.
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The men of the city went out, and fought with Yo'av: and there fell some of the people, even of the servants of David; and Uriyah the Hittite died also.
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Then Yo'av sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
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and he charged the messenger, saying, "When you have made an end of telling all the things concerning the war to the king,