"Moreover, the archersshotat your servantsfrom the wall;so someof the king'sservantsare dead,and your servantUriahthe Hittiteis alsodead."
The messengersaidto David,"The menprevailedagainstus and cameout againstus in the field,but we pressedthem as faras the entranceof the gate.
Then Davidsaidto the messenger,"Thusyou shall sayto Joab,'Do not let thisthingdispleaseyou, for the sworddevoursoneas well as another;makeyour battleagainstthe citystrongerand overthrowit'; and [so] encouragehim."
"But we have castthem down,Heshbonis ruinedas faras Dibon,Then we have laidwasteevento Nophah,Which[reaches] to Medeba."
Then Davidsaidto Ahimelechthe Hittiteand to Abishaithe sonof Zeruiah,Joab'sbrother,saying,"Whowill godownwith me to Saulin the camp?"And Abishaisaid,"I will godownwith you."
