2 Samuel 11:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ When Joab was besieging the city, he put Uriah in the place where he knew the best enemy soldiers were.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ So when Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah opposite where he knew the enemy's most valiant men were.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ So as Joab was attacking the city, he put Uriah in the place where he knew there were strong warriors.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And so, when Joab was besieging the city, he positioned Uriah in the place where he knew the strongest men to be.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ Wherefore, as Joab was besieging the city, he put Urias in the place where he knew the bravest men were.

2 Samuel 11:16 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 11:15

In the letter he wrote: Put Uriah  at the front of the fiercest fighting, then withdraw from him so that he is struck down and dies.

2 Samuel 11:17

Then the men of the city came out and attacked Joab, and some of the men from David’s soldiers fell in battle; Uriah the Hethite also died.

2 Samuel 11:21

At Thebez, who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth?  , Didn’t a woman drop an upper millstone on him from the top of the wall so that he died?  Why did you get so close to the wall? ” #– #then say, “Your servant Uriah the Hethite is dead also.” ’

2 Samuel 3:27

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside to the middle of the city gate, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died in revenge for the death of Asahel,  Joab’s brother.

1 Kings 2:5

‘You also know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me  and what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s army, Abner son of Ner  and Amasa son of Jether.  He murdered them in a time of peace to avenge blood shed in war. He spilled that blood on his own waistband and on the sandals of his feet.

2 Kings 10:6

Then Jehu wrote them a second letter, saying: If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, bring me the heads of your master’s sons  at this time tomorrow at Jezreel. All seventy of the king’s sons were being cared for by the city’s prominent men.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgement, for he is determined to follow what is worthless.

Acts 5:29

Peter and the apostles replied, ‘We must obey God rather than people.