^{14 Ref} And it cometh to pass in the morning, that David writeth a letter unto Joab, and sendeth by the hand of Uriah;

^{15 Ref} and he writeth in the letter, saying, `Place ye Uriah over-against the front of the severest battle, and ye have turned back from after him, and he hath been smitten, and hath died.'

^{16 Ref} And it cometh to pass in Joab's watching of the city, that he appointeth Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men `are';

^{17 Ref} and the men of the city go out and fight with Joab, and there fall `some' of the people, of the servants of David; and there dieth also Uriah the Hittite.