King James Version
2 Samuel 11:18 in the King James Version says “Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;”
2 Samuel 11:18 · KJV
And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
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.
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and told”
H5046properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all the things”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“concerning the war”
H4421a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
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