Then Joab sent a battle report to David.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
- KJV Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
- BSB Joab sent to David a full account of the battle
- NKJV Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war,
- NASB Then Joab sent a messenger and reported to David all the events of the war.
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Quick answer
Joab sends David a full report of the battle. He prepares to deliver the news in a way that conceals the scheme.
Overview
Joab reports the events to David, knowing the king will understand the coded outcome. The communication makes the two men partners in the cover-up. The verse continues the grim transaction by which a faithful soldier's death is reduced to a line in a war dispatch.
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