2 Samuel 11:16

16 And it came to pass as Joab watched the city, that he assigned Urijah to a place where he knew that the valiant men 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 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by Urijah.

15 And he wrote in the letter saying, Set Urijah in the front of the thickest fight, and withdraw from him, that he may be smitten and die.

16 And it came to pass as Joab watched the city, that he assigned Urijah to a place where he knew that the valiant men were.

17 And the men of the city went out and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people, of the servants of David; and Urijah the Hittite died also.

18 Then Joab sent and told David all the matters of the war;