2 Samuel 11:18-20

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁸ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war.

¹⁹ And he charged the messenger, When you have finished reporting matters of the war to the king,

²⁰ Then if the king’s anger rises and he says to you, Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Did you not know they would shoot from the wall?