Sinai2 Samuel 11:21
World English Bible
Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.’ ”
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2 Samuel 11:21 in other translations
who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
2 Samuel 11:21 in context
- 19and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,
- 20it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he asks you, ‘Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Didn’t you know that they would shoot from the wall?
- 21Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.’ ”
- 22So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
- 23The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field, and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate.