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NASB | 2 Samuel 11:15 He had written in the letter, saying, "Place Uriah in the front line of the fiercest battle and withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and die." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Samuel 11:15 He wrote in the letter, "Put Uriah in the front line of the heaviest fighting and leave him, so that he may be struck down and die." |
Bible Question:
2 Samuel verses 14 to 27 Can someone help to answer my following 2 questions? 1/ Joab received order from David to set Uriah up in the fiercest place to get him killed. Joab did follow David's instruction. Then why did Joab think the king would be angry with him? Why did he not just simply report to David that Uriah was killed in the battle? 2/ In David's reply to Joab's messenger, David told Joab not to be upset. What for was Joab upset about? Thanks in advance for all your help. |
Bible Answer: Joab thought that David would be upset at him because he had ordered his men too close to the wall (2 Sam 11:20) of the city they were in battle with and that is why many were killed which would show poor military strategy. David recites the experience (2Sam 11:21) they had at Thebez when his army got too close to the wall there and the death of Abimelech when he was cast down by a stone. We don't know if Joab was privy to David's affair but Joab must have known that something was up between David and Uriah for the king would not have requested Joab to place Uriah in the heaviest arena of battle and "retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die." (2Sam 11:15), i.e. let Uriah fend for himself. Joab knew that David would be pleased to hear that Uriah was killed because David wanted Uriah dead. So, to David that would be good news, for Bathsheba was pregnant by David and they would have to be put to death (Lev 20:10) for their adultery if the news got out while Uriah was still alive. So, Joab told his messenger to tell David the worst news about the war first, then the news about Uriah's death and that would appease David's anger toward Joab for his miscalculations and bad military strategies by getting too close to the wall and loosing many men. Joab's scheme to appease David's heart worked because David just brushed off the death of the many men by saying 'Oh well, things happen in war' thus showing the darkness of David's heart at that time when lust was his god. This is a rough paraphrase of the situation but I hope it helps. eklektos |
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