5 Writing in the letter: Set ye Urias in the front of the battle, where the fight is strongest: and leave ye him, that he may be wounded and die.
2 Samuel 11:9 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision 4 And when the morning was come, David wrote a letter to Joab: and sent it by the hand of Urias, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord and did not go down to his house. American Standard Version (1901) But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. Common English Bible However, Uriah slept at the palace entrance with all his master’s servants. He didn’t go down to his own house. Catholic Public Domain Version But Uriah slept before the gate of the king's house, with the other servants of his lord, and he did not go down to his own house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Urias slept before the gate of the king's house, with the other servants of his lord; and went not down to his own house. |
5 Writing in the letter: Set ye Urias in the front of the battle, where the fight is strongest: and leave ye him, that he may be wounded and die.
Now in the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, Abiam reigned over Juda.
He reigned three years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Maacha the daughter of Abessalom.
It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old he will not depart from it.