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2 Samuel 11:15

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And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

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  1. 2 Samuel 11:13

    And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

  2. 2 Samuel 11:14

    And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

  3. 2 Samuel 11:16

    And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

  4. 2 Samuel 11:17

    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.

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