And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
WEB
The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.
YLT
And it cometh to pass in the morning, that David writeth a letter unto Joab, and sendeth by the hand of Uriah;
DBT
And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by Urijah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign