2nd Samuel Chapter 11 verse 18 Holy Bible
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
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Then Joab sent David news of everything which had taken place in the war:
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Then Joab sent and told David all the matters of the war;
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Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
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Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
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Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
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And Joab sendeth and declareth to David all the matters of the war,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - Then Joab sent. Joab now performs another act in this iniquitous drama, and goes through the form of sending the king a report of the disaster which had followed upon his approaching too near the walls. With well-feigned hypocrisy, he makes the messenger believe that David will be displeased at the loss of life, and will blame him for his want of caution. But it is curious that the messenger is instructed to mention the death of Uriah only after the king has given utterance to his anger. Possibly the meaning of this is that the loss of one so high in rank, and the king's near neighbour, is so serious a matter that it must be gradually broken to him, lest his indignation at Joab should be too violent. Probably there was also the suggestion that Uriah had been himself too rash, and had incurred his fate by his own fault. The reference to the fate of Abimelech (Judges 9:53) proves that the history of the times of the judges was generally known. Very probably not only records of the several events existed, but the Book of Judges was already written In Samuel's schools the youth of Israel were instructed in the annals of their country, and men like Nathan and Gad, and ethers who aided Samuel in his work, would be sure quickly to turn their attention to the orderly arrangement and digest of the records in their possession.
