2 Samuel 11:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he gave orders to the man who took the news, saying, After you have given the king all the news about the war,

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  • 2 Sam 11:18
    83%

    18 Then Joab sent David news of everything which had taken place in the war:

  • 2 Sam 11:20
    78%

    20 If the king is angry and says, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall?

  • 2 Sam 11:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

    22 So the man went, and came to David, and gave him all the news which Joab had sent him to give; then David was angry with Joab and said, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall? who put Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, to death? did not a woman send a great stone down on him from the wall, putting him to death at Thebez? why did you go so near the wall?

    23 And the man said to David, Truly the men got the better of us, and came out against us into the open country, but we sent them back to the very doors of the town.

  • 1 Chr 19:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8 And David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.

    9 So the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position on the way into the town; and the kings who had come were stationed by themselves in the field.

  • 2 Sam 11:25
    72%

    25 Then David said to the man, Go and say to Joab, Do not let this be a grief to you; for one man may come to his death by the sword like another: put up an even stronger fight against the town, and take it: and do you put heart into him.

  • 2 Sam 11:6-7
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    6 And David sent to Joab saying, Send Uriah the Hittite to me. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

    7 And when Uriah came to him, David put questions to him about how Joab and the people were, and how the war was going.

  • 2 Sam 18:19-22
    4 verses
    71%

    19 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.

    20 And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.

    21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, Go and give the king word of what you have seen. And the Cushite, making a sign of respect to Joab, went off running.

    22 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, Whatever may come of it, let me go after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why have you a desire to go, my son, seeing that you will get no reward for your news?

  • 2 Sam 10:7
    71%

    7 And hearing of this, David sent Joab and all the army and the best fighting-men.

  • 2 Sam 18:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    25 And the watchman gave news of it to the king. And the king said, If he is coming by himself, then he has news. And the man was travelling quickly, and came near.

    26 Then the watchman saw another man running: and crying out in the direction of the door he said, Here is another man running by himself. And the king said, He, like the other, comes with news.

  • 2 Sam 3:23-24
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    71%

    23 When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, who had let him go away again in peace.

    24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? when Abner came to you why did you send him away and let him go?

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
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    18 But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: As to the words which have come to your ears,

  • 2 Sam 18:29-30
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    70%

    29 And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said in answer, When Joab sent me, your servant, I saw a great outcry going on, but I had no knowledge of what it was.

    30 And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.

  • 1 Chr 19:17
    69%

    17 And word of this was given to David; and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam and put his forces in position against them. And when David's forces were in position against the Aramaeans, the fight was started.

  • 2 Sam 14:18-20
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    69%

    18 Then the king said to the woman, Now give me an answer to the question I am going to put to you; keep nothing back. And the woman said, Let my lord the king say on.

    19 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant Joab gave me orders, and put all these words in my mouth:

    20 This he did, hoping that the face of this business might be changed: and my lord is wise, with the wisdom of the angel of God, having knowledge of everything on earth.

  • 2 Kgs 9:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18 So a horseman went out to them and said, The king says, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What have you to do with peace? come after me. And the watchman gave them word, saying, The horseman went up to them, but has not come back.

    19 Then he sent out a second horseman, who came up to them and said, The king says, Is it peace? And Jehu said in answer, What have you to do with peace? come after me.

  • 1 Chr 21:4
    69%

    4 But the king's word was stronger than Joab's. So Joab went out and went through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
    69%

    11 Then the door-keepers, crying out, gave the news to those inside the king's house.

  • 1 Kgs 20:39-40
    2 verses
    69%

    39 And when the king went by, crying out to him he said, Your servant went out into the fight; and a man came out to me with another man and said, Keep this man: if by any chance he gets away, your life will be the price of his life, or you will have to give a talent of silver in payment.

    40 But while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him, You are responsible; you have given the decision against yourself.

  • 1 Sam 21:2
    68%

    2 And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has given me orders and has said to me, Say nothing to anyone about the business on which I am sending you and the orders I have given you: and a certain place has been fixed to which the young men are to go.

  • 2 Sam 11:14-16
    3 verses
    68%

    14 Now in the morning, David gave Uriah a letter to take to Joab.

    15 And in the letter he said, Take care to put Uriah in the very front of the line, where the fighting is most violent, and go back from him, so that he may be overcome and put to death.

    16 So while Joab was watching the town, he put Uriah in the place where it was clear to him the best fighters were.

  • 2 Sam 19:5
    68%

    5 And Joab came into the house to the king and said, Today you have put to shame the faces of all your servants who even now have kept you and your sons and your daughters and your wives and all your women safe from death;

  • 1 Sam 17:29
    68%

    29 And David said, What have I done now? was it not only a word?

  • 2 Sam 11:1
    68%

    1 Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab and his servants and all Israel with him; and they made waste the land of the children of Ammon, and took up their position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 1:4
    68%

    4 And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.

  • Deut 20:9
    68%

    9 Then, after saying these words to the people, let the overseers put captains over the army.

  • 2 Sam 19:1
    68%

    1 And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.

  • 1 Sam 25:12
    68%

    12 So David's young men, turning away, went back and gave him an account of everything he had said.

  • 1 Chr 19:11
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    11 And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon with Abishai, his brother, at their head.

  • Jer 21:11
    68%

    11 About the family of the king of Judah. Give ear to the word of the Lord;

  • 1 Kgs 18:11
    68%

    11 And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here.

  • 2 Sam 18:11
    68%

    11 And Joab said to the man who had given him the news, If you saw this, why did you not put your sword through him, and I would have given you ten bits of silver and a band for your robe?

  • 1 Kgs 11:15
    67%

    15 And when David had sent destruction on Edom, and Joab, the captain of the army, had gone to put the dead into the earth, and had put to death every male in Edom;

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    67%

    8 And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.

  • 2 Sam 19:11
    67%

    11 And King David sent word to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, Say to the responsible men of Judah, Why are you the last to take steps to get the king back to his house?

  • Deut 2:17
    67%

    17 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,