Holy Scripture
2 Samuel 11:16
A church father on this verse
“We have taken up the task of writing an apology for the present style of the prophet David, not because he needs this gift, who has excelled in such great merits and flourished in virtues, but because many people, reading the sequence of his deeds without considering the power of the Scriptures or the hidden mysteries…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
16And it came to pass while Joab was watching against the city, that he set Uriah in a place where he knew that valiant men were.
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14And the morning came, and David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
15And he wrote in the letter, saying, Station Uriah in front of the severe part of the fight, and retreat from behind him, so shall he be wounded and die.
— 2 Samuel 11:16 —
17And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and some of the people of the servants of David fell, and Uriah the Hittite died also.
18And Joab sent, and reported to David all the events of the war, so as to tell them to the king.