2 Samuel 11:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁶ As Joab kept watch over the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant warriors.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ So when Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah opposite where he knew the enemy's most valiant men were.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁶ So as Joab was attacking the city, he put Uriah in the place where he knew there were strong warriors.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And so, when Joab was besieging the city, he positioned Uriah in the place where he knew the strongest men to be.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ Wherefore, as Joab was besieging the city, he put Urias in the place where he knew the bravest men were.

2 Samuel 11:16 Krydshenvisninger

2 Samuel 11:15

In the letter he wrote, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, so that he may be struck down and die.”

2 Samuel 11:17

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 was killed as well.

2 Samuel 11:21

Who killed Abimelech son of Jerubbaal? Did not a woman throw an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead, too.’ ”

2 Samuel 3:27

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gateway to speak with him privately, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. So he died on account of the blood of Asahel, Joab’s brother.

1 Kings 2:5

“Moreover, you know also what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, whom he murdered, retaliating in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war and putting innocent blood on the belt around my waist and on the sandals on my feet.

2 Kings 10:6

Then he wrote them a second letter, saying, “If you are on my side and if you are ready to obey me, take the heads of your master’s sons and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow at this time.” Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the leaders of the city, who were charged with their upbringing.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to go after vanity.

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.