Then Joab sent David a report of all the details of the battle,
When the men of the city made a sortie against Joab, some officers of David’s army fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.
instructing the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king all the details of the battle,
A messenger came in and told him, “They have brought the heads of the princes.” He said, “Pile them in two heaps at the gate of the city until morning.”