Trouvé 2989 Résultats pour: David As King
This was reported to David; 'Uriah', they said 'has not gone down to his house.' So David asked Uriah, 'Haven't you just arrived from the journey? Why didn't you go down to your house?' (2 Samuel 11, 10)
David then said to Uriah, 'Stay on here today; tomorrow I shall send you off.' So Uriah stayed that day in Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 11, 12)
The next day, David invited him to eat and drink in his presence and made him drunk. In the evening, Uriah went out and bedded down with his master's bodyguard, but did not go down to his house. (2 Samuel 11, 13)
Next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by Uriah. (2 Samuel 11, 14)
The people of the city sallied out and engaged Joab; there were casualties in the army, among David's guards, and Uriah the Hittite was killed as well. (2 Samuel 11, 17)
Joab sent David a full account of the battle. (2 Samuel 11, 18)
To the messenger he gave this order: 'When you have finished telling the king all about the battle, (2 Samuel 11, 19)
if the king's anger is aroused and he says, "Why did you go near the town to give battle? Didn't you know that they would shoot from the ramparts? (2 Samuel 11, 20)
So the messenger set off and, on his arrival, told David everything that Joab had instructed him to say. David flew into a rage with Joab and said to the messenger, 'Why did you go near the ramparts? Who killed Abimelech son of Jerubbaal? Wasn't it a woman who dropped a millstone on him fom the ramparts, causing his death at Thebez? Why did you go near the ramparts?' (2 Samuel 11, 22)
The messenger replied to David, 'Their men had won an initial advantage and then came out to engage us in the open. We then drove them back into the gateway, (2 Samuel 11, 23)
but the archers shot at your retainers from the ramparts; some of the king's retainers lost their lives, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead too.' (2 Samuel 11, 24)
David then said to the messenger, 'Say this to Joab, "Do not take the matter to heart; the sword devours now one and now another. Attack the town in greater force and destroy it." That will encourage him.' (2 Samuel 11, 25)
