2 Samuel 11:17-19

New American Standard Bible

¹⁷ And the men of the city went out and fought against Joab, and some of the people among David’s servants fell; and ^(A)Uriah the Hittite also died. ¹⁸ Then Joab sent a messenger and reported to David all the events of the war. ¹⁹ He ordered the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the events of the war to the king,