Bible Strands
2 Samuel 11:24
Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s servants were killed. And your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The battle messenger delivers his report to King David immediately following the engagement at the city gate, accounting for fallen troops and announcing Uriah’s death.
The words — וַ/יֹּר֨וּ (va/i.yo.re.'u) means "and they shot," and הַ/חוֹמָ֔ה (ha./cho.Mah) means "the wall," anchoring the messenger’s account in the physical mechanics of the assault.
The thread — The verse advances the narrative of Uriah’s removal by recording his death as a routine casualty of urban combat. It directly follows the tactical description in 2 Samuel 11:23 and precedes David’s military counterorder in 2 Samuel 11:25.
Why it lands — It forces the reader to distinguish between the messenger’s factual inventory and the concealed purpose behind it, recognizing how standard warfare language normalizes a targeted killing.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.