13. And David called him, so that he might eat and drink before him, and he made him inebriated. And departing in the evening, he slept on his bedding, with the servants of his lord, and he did not go down to his own house.
14. Therefore, when morning arrived, David wrote a letter to Joab. And he sent it by the hand of Uriah,
15. writing in the letter: "Place Uriah opposite the warfare, where the battle is the strongest, and then abandon him, so that, having been wounded, he may die."
16. And so, when Joab was besieging the city, he positioned Uriah in the place where he knew the strongest men to be.
17. And the men, departing from the city, made war against Joab. And some of the people among the servants of David fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.
18. And so, Joab sent and reported to David every word about the battle.
19. And he instructed the messenger, saying: "When you have completed all the words about the war to the king,
20. if you see him to be angry, and if he says: 'Why did you draw near to the wall in order to fight? Are you ignorant that many darts are thrown from above the wall?