2 Samuel 11:18

18 Then Joab sent [a messenger] 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 Since Joab had kept the city under observation, he put Uriah at the place where he knew the experienced warriors were.

17 The men of the city came out and fought Joab. Some of the people, namely, some of David's mercenaries, fell and died--including Uriah the Hittite.

18 Then Joab sent [a messenger] to report to David all the details of the battle.

19 And he commanded the messenger, "When you finish telling the king about the battle,

20 the king may become angry. He might ask you, 'Why did you go so close to the city to fight? Didn't you know they would shoot from the wall?