16. So while Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew the defenders were strong.
17. When the men of the city made a sortie against Joab, some officers of David’s army fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.
18. Then Joab sent David a report of all the details of the battle,
19. instructing the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king all the details of the battle,
20. the king may become angry and say to you: ‘Why did you go near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall above?