2 Samuel 11:16

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

2 Samuel 11:16 in Other Translations

16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

16 And as Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men.

16 So Joab assigned Uriah to a spot close to the city wall where he knew the enemy’s strongest men were fighting.

16 So Joab, holding the city under siege, put Uriah in a place where he knew there were fierce enemy fighters.

16 When Joab was besieging the city, he put Uriah in the place where he knew the best [enemy] soldiers were.

2 Samuel 11:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 11:16

And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city
Where lay its greatest strength, and where it was best defended; or besieged it, as the Targum:

that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men
[were];
who would not easily give way, and when they saw an opportunity would sally out, Joab cannot be excused from sin, unless he thought that Uriah had been guilty of death, and that David took this way of dispatching him for some political reason; however David was king, and to be obeyed.

2 Samuel 11:16 In-Context

14 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.

15 In it he wrote, “Put Uriah out in front where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die.”

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.