2 Samuel 11:16
“And it came to passe when Ioab obserued the citie, that he assigned Uriah vnto a place where hee knewe that valiant men were.”
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2 Samuel 11:16 Context
14¶ And it came to passe in the morning, that Dauid wrote a letter to Ioab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set yee Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battel, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 16And it came to passe when Ioab obserued the citie, that he assigned Uriah vnto a place where hee knewe that valiant men were. 17And the men of the city went out, and fought with Ioab: and there fell some of the people of the seruants of Dauid, and Uriah the Hittite died also. 18¶ Then Ioab sent, and tolde Dauid all the things concerning the warre:
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And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men [were].
- King James Version
So it was as Joab kept watch on the city, that he put Uriah at the place where he knew there {were} valiant men.
- New American Standard Version (1995)