2 Samuel 11:15

Easy To Read Version

In the letter, David wrote: “Put Uriah on the front lines where the fighting is the hardest. Then leave him there alone, and let him be killed in battle.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:16

Joab watched the city and saw where the bravest Ammonites were. He chose Uriah to go to that place.

2 Samuel 11:17

The men of the city (Rabbah) came out to fight against Joab. Some of David’s men were killed. Uriah the Hittite was one of those men.

2 Samuel 12:9

So why did you ignore the Lord’s command? Why did you do the thing which he says is wrong? You let the Ammonites kill Uriah the Hittite, and you took his wife. In this way, you killed Uriah with a sword.

1 Kings 15:5

David had always done the right things that the Lord wanted. He had always obeyed the Lord’s commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was the time David sinned against Uriah the Hittite.

Psalm 51:14

God, spare me from the death penalty. {\cf2\super [304]} \par My God, you are the One who Saves me!\par Let me sing about the good things\par that you do for me!\par

Psalm 51:4

I did the things you say are wrong.\par God, you are the One I sinned against.\par I confess these things so people will know\par I am wrong, and you are right.\par Your decisions are fair.\par

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Sometimes people are not immediately punished for the bad things they do. Their punishment is slow to come. And that makes other people want to do bad things too.

Jeremiah 17:9

“A person’s mind is very tricky!\par The mind can be very sick,\par and no person truly understands it.\par

Jeremiah 20:13

Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord!\par The Lord saves the lives of poor people!\par He saves them from wicked people!\par

1 Samuel 18:17

{But Saul wanted to kill David. Saul thought of a way to trick David.} Saul said to David, “Here is my oldest daughter, Merab. I will let you marry her. Then you can become a powerful soldier. You will be like a son to me! Then you will go and fight the Lord’s battles!” {This was a trick.} Saul was really thinking, “Now I won’t have to kill David. I will let the Philistines kill him for me!”

1 Samuel 18:21

Saul thought, “I will use Michal to trap David. I will let Michal marry David. And then I will let the Philistines kill him.” So Saul said to David a second time, “You can marry my daughter today.”

1 Samuel 18:25

Saul told them, “Say this to David, ‘David, the king doesn’t want you to pay money for his daughter! [167] Saul wants to get even with his enemy. So the price for marrying his daughter is 100 Philistine foreskins.’” That was Saul’s secret plan. Saul thought the Philistines would kill David.