2 Samuel 11:16 WBT

¹⁴  And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent [it] by the hand of Uriah.

¹⁵  And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the front of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

¹⁶  And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew that valiant men [were].

¹⁷  And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell [some] of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

¹⁸  Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;