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2 Samuel 11:22

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 11:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
2 Samuel 11:22 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king,
20it shall be that, if the king`s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
21who 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.
22So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
23And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entrance of the gate.
24And the shooters shot at thy servants from off the wall; and some of the king`s servants are dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
25Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So the messenger went, etc.] From Joab, from the army before Rabbah: and came; to David in Jerusalem, a course of sixty four miles: and showed David all that Joab had sent him for; all the events of the war hitherto.”
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