2 Samuel 11:19

and instructed the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king a full account of the battle,

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

World English Bible

and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,

American Standard Version

and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king,

Geneva Bible 1599

And he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an ende of telling all the matters of the warre vnto the King,

Darby Translation

and charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast ended telling the matters of the war to the king,

Young's Literal Translation

and commandeth the messenger, saying, 'At thy finishing all the matters of the war to speak unto the king,

Bible in Basic English

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

In context

18Joab sent to David a full account of the battle

20if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?

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