13and David calleth for him, and he eateth before him, and drinketh, and he causeth him to drink, and he goeth out in the evening to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, and unto his house he hath not gone down.
14And it cometh to pass in the morning, that David writeth a letter unto Joab, and sendeth by the hand of Uriah;
15and he writeth in the letter, saying, `Place ye Uriah over-against the front of the severest battle, and ye have turned back from after him, and he hath been smitten, and hath died.`
16And it cometh to pass in Joab`s watching of the city, that he appointeth Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men [are];
17and the men of the city go out and fight with Joab, and there fall [some] of the people, of the servants of David; and there dieth also Uriah the Hittite.
18And Joab sendeth and declareth to David all the matters of the war,
19and commandeth the messenger, saying, `At thy finishing all the matters of the war to speak unto the king,
