The men of the city went out, and fought with Joab. Some of the people fell, even of David’s servants; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
- BSB And when the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of David’s servants fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.
- NKJV Then the men of the city came out and fought with Joab. And some of the people of the servants of David fell; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
- NASB And the men of the city went out and fought against Joab, and some of the people among David’s servants fell; and Uriah the Hittite also died.
- NLT And when the enemy soldiers came out of the city to fight, Uriah the Hittite was killed along with several other Israelite soldiers.
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Quick answer
In the fighting, some of David's men fall, and Uriah the Hittite is killed. David's murderous plan succeeds, costing other lives too.
Overview
The sortie from the city kills several Israelite soldiers along with Uriah, so David's sin spreads death beyond its intended victim. The faithful Uriah dies as planned, an innocent man sacrificed to hide a king's guilt. The collateral deaths underscore the wide and bitter cost of David's transgression.
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Cross-references · 2
- Ps 51:14Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
- 2 Sam 12:9Why have you despised Yahweh’s word, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
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