The menof the citywentout and foughtagainstJoab,and someof the peopleamongDavid'sservantsfell;and Uriahthe Hittitealsodied.
So it was as Joabkeptwatchon the city,that he putUriahat the placewherehe knewthere [were] valiantmen.
Then Joabsentand reportedto Davidallthe eventsof the war.
WhostruckdownAbimelechthe sonof Jerubbesheth?Did not a womanthrowan uppermillstoneon him from the wallso that he diedat Thebez?Whydid you goso nearthe wall?'--then you shall say,'Your servantUriahthe Hittiteis deadalso.'"
Whyhave you despisedthe wordof the LORDby doingevilin His sight?You have struckdownUriahthe Hittitewith the sword,have takenhis wifeto be your wife,and have killedhim with the swordof the sonsof Ammon.
Deliverme from bloodguiltiness,O God,the Godof my salvation;[Then] my tonguewill joyfullysingof Your righteousness.
