2 Samuel 11:16 meaning and explanation

So as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he saw the strongest enemy soldiers.

2 Samuel 11:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Joab is the commander besieging Rabbah, the Ammonite capital, and David has just sent him a written order to place Uriah where the fighting is deadliest and then pull back (verses 14 to 15). Verse 16 shows Joab obeying: he stations Uriah at the point where the defenders are strongest.

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