11 - Samuel
He sent a runner to Joab. “Send me Uriah the Hittite.”
And the thing David had done was evil in the sight of the Lord. samuel 11
David felt the trap closing. He kept Uriah in Jerusalem another day, invited him to eat and drink at the palace, and plied him with wine until his eyes grew heavy. That night, David prayed the wine would loosen Uriah’s conscience. He sent a runner to Joab
He even sent a gift from the king’s own table—a portion of meat to sweeten the welcome. He kept Uriah in Jerusalem another day, invited
Uriah arrived, tanned and dusty, smelling of smoke and horses. He stood before the king with a soldier’s rigid respect. David welcomed him warmly. “Go down to your house,” the king said with a generous smile. “Wash your feet. Rest. See your wife.”
But Uriah did not go home. He slept at the palace gate, wrapped in his cloak, with the king’s servants.
