⁸ And a man came and said to him, They have come with the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Put them down in two masses at the doorway of the town till the morning.

²³ Do not let his body be on the tree all night, but put it to rest in the earth the same day; for the man who undergoes hanging is cursed by God; so do not make unclean the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.

¹⁸ Then Joab sent David news of everything which had taken place in the war:

¹⁹ And he gave orders to the man who took the news, saying, After you have given the king all the news about the war,

²⁰ If the king is angry and says, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall?

²¹ Who put Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, to death? did not a woman send a great stone down on him from the wall, putting him to death at Thebez? why did you go so near the wall? Then say to him, Your servant Uriah the Hittite is among the dead.

¹⁴ And they sent word to Jezebel, saying, Naboth has been stoned and is dead.

²⁸ And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.