13 David called for him, and he ate and drank, and David got him drunk. In the evening Uriah went out to sleep in the same place, alongside his master’s servants, but he did not go down to his own home.
14 The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.
15 He wrote in the letter, "Place Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle, and then pull back from him so that he will be struck down and die."
16 So as Joab was attacking the city, he put Uriah in the place where he knew there were strong warriors.
17 When the city’s soldiers came out and attacked Joab, some of the people from David’s army fell. Uriah the Hittite was also killed.
18 Joab sent a complete report of the battle to David.
19 "When you have finished reporting all the news of the battle to the king," Joab instructed the messenger,