14. The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by Uriah.
15. He wrote: “Put Uriah in the front line, where the fighting is heaviest, then retreat and let him be killed.”
16. So while Joab was besieging the city, he sent Uriah to a place where he knew the enemy was strong.
17. The enemy troops came out of the city and fought Joab's forces; some of David's officers were killed, and so was Uriah.