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14 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
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In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.
15 In the letter he wrote, "Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down, and die."
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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 And as Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men.
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So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.
17 And the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, and some of the servants of David among the people fell. Uriah the Hittite also died.
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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.
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