The messenger set out, and when he arrived he told David everything Joab had sent him to say.
2 Samuel 11:23 - New International Version (Anglicised) The messenger said to David, ‘The men overpowered us and came out against us in the open, but we drove them back to the entrance of the city gate. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The messenger said to David, Surely the men prevailed against us and came out to us in to the field, but we were upon them even to the entrance of the gate. American Standard Version (1901) And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entrance of the gate. Common English Bible “The men overpowered us,” the messenger told David. “They came out against us in the open field, but we fought against them up to the entrance of the city gate. Catholic Public Domain Version And the messenger said to David: "The men prevailed against us, and they went out to us in the field. Then we pursued them, making an assault, even to the gate of the city. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the messenger said to David: The men prevailed against us; and they came out to us into the field: and we vigorously charged and pursued them even to the gate of the city. |
The messenger set out, and when he arrived he told David everything Joab had sent him to say.
Then the archers shot arrows at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s men died. Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.’