14It happened in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
15He wrote in the letter, saying, Set you Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire you from him, that he may be struck, and die.
16It happened, when Joab kept watch on the city, that he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men were.
17The men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people, even of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
19and he charged the messenger, saying, "When you have made an end of telling all the things concerning the war to the king,
20it shall be that, if the king`s wrath arise, and he tells you, `Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Didn`t you know that they would shoot from the wall?
