2 Samuel 11:22-25 So the messenger departed and came to report to David everything that Joab had sent with him. The messenger reported to David, “The men prevailed over us when they came out against us in the open fiel | Modern English Version (MEV)

2 Samuel 11:22-25 MEV

So the messenger departed and came to report to David everything that Joab had sent with him. The messenger reported to David, “The men prevailed over us when they came out against us in the open field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate. Then the archers shot at your servants from upon the city wall, and some of those who serve the king are dead. Even your servant Uriah the Hittite died.” So David replied to the messenger, “Thus you shall report to Joab, ‘Do not allow this thing to dismay you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Sustain your attack against the city and bring it to ruin.’ Encourage him with this reply.”

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