Catholic Public Domain Version
"And he instructed the messenger, saying: “When you have completed all the words about the war to the king, "
— 2 Samuel 11:19, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,”
“and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king, ”
“and he commanded the messenger, saying, "When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,”
“He instructed the messenger as follows:“When you finish giving the battle report to the king,”
“And he charged the messenger, saying: When thou hast told all the words of the battle to the king,”
“And he gave orders to the man who took the news, saying, After you have given the king all the news about the war,”
“And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,”
And so, when Joab was besieging the city, he positioned Uriah in the place where he knew the strongest men to be.
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.
And so, Joab sent and reported to David every word about the battle.
And he instructed the messenger, saying: “When you have completed all the words about the war to the king,
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?
Who struck down Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal? Did not a woman throw a fragment of a millstone upon him from the wall, and so kill him at Thebez? Why did you approach beside the wall?’ then you shall say: ‘Your servant Uriah, the Hittite, also lies dead.’ ”
Therefore, the messenger departed. And he went and described to David all that Joab had instructed him.