2 Samuel 11:18

18 Then Joab sent a battle report to David.

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

17 And when the enemy soldiers came out of the city to fight, Uriah the Hittite was killed along with several other Israelite soldiers.

18 Then Joab sent a battle report to David.

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

20 But he might get angry and ask, ‘Why did the troops go so close to the city? Didn’t they know there would be shooting from the walls?