11:1 [] En de tw akolouqw etei, kaq' on kairon ekstrateuousin oi basileiV, apesteilen o Dabid ton Iwab kai touV doulouV autou met' autou kai panta ton Israhl× kai katestreyan touV uiouV Ammwn kai epoliorkhsan thn Rabba. O de Dabid emeinen en Ierousalhm.

11:2 Kai proV to esperaV, ote o Dabid eshkwqh apo thV klinhV autou, periepatei epi tou dwmatoV tou basilikou oikou× kai eiden apo tou dwmatoV gunaika louomenhn× kai h gunh hto wraia thn oyin sfodra.

11:3 Kai apesteilen o Dabid kai hreunhse peri thV gunaikoV. Kai eipe tiV, Den einai auth Bhq-sabee, h qugathr tou Eliam, h gunh Ouriou tou Cettaiou;

11:4 Kai apesteilen o Dabid mhnutaV kai elaben authn× kai ote hlqe proV auton, ekoimhqh met' authV, dioti eice kaqarisqh apo thV akaqarsiaV authV× kai epestreyen eiV ton oikon authV.

11:5 Kai sunelaben h gunh× kai aposteilasa aphggeile proV ton Dabid kai eipen, EgkuoV eimai.

11:6 [] Kai apesteilen o Dabid proV ton Iwab, legwn, Aposteilon moi Ourian ton Cettaion. Kai apesteilen o Iwab ton Ourian proV ton Dabid.

11:7 Kai ote hlqe proV auton o OuriaV, hrwthsen o Dabid pwV ecei o Iwab kai pwV ecei o laoV kai pwV ecousi ta tou polemou.

11:8 Kai eipen o Dabid proV ton Ourian, Kataba eiV ton oikon sou kai niyon touV podaV sou× kai exhlqen o OuriaV ek tou oikou tou basilewV× kai katopin autou hlqe meridion apo thV trapezhV tou basilewV.

11:9 All' o OuriaV ekoimhqh para thn quran tou oikou tou basilewV, meta pantwn twn doulwn tou kuriou autou kai den katebh eiV ton oikon autou.

11:10 Kai ote aphggeilan proV ton Dabid, legonteV, Den katebh o OuriaV eiV ton oikon autou, eipen o Dabid proV ton Ourian, Su den ercesai ex odoiporiaV; dia ti den katebhV eiV ton oikon sou;

11:11 Kai eipen o OuriaV proV ton Dabid, H kibwtoV kai o Israhl kai o IoudaV katoikousin en skhnaiV, kai o kurioV mou Iwab kai oi douloi tou kuriou mou, einai estratopedeumenoi epi to proswpon thV pediadoV× kai egw qelw upagei eiV ton oikon mou, dia na fagw kai na piw kai na koimhqw meta thV gunaikoV mou; zhV kai zh h yuch sou, den qelw kamei to pragma touto.

11:12 Kai eipen o Dabid proV ton Ourian, Meine entauqa kai shmeron, kai aurion qelw se exaposteilei. Kai emeinen o OuriaV en Ierousalhm thn hmeran ekeinhn kai thn epaurion.

11:13 Kai ekalesen auton o Dabid, kai efagen enwpion autou kai epien× kai emequsen auton× kai to esperaV exhlqe na koimhqh epi thV klinhV autou meta twn doulwn tou kuriou autou, plhn eiV ton oikon autou den katebh.

11:14 [] Kai to prwi egrayen o Dabid epistolhn proV ton Iwab, kai esteilen authn dia ceiroV tou Ouriou.

11:15 Kai egrayen en th epistolh, legwn, Qesate ton Ourian apenanti thV sklhroteraV machV× epeita surqhte ap' autou, dia na ktuphqh kai na apoqanh.

11:16 Kai afou parethrhse thn polin o Iwab, diwrise ton Ourian eiV qesin, opou hxeuren oti hsan andreV dunamewV.

11:17 Kai exhlqon oi andreV thV polewV, kai epolemhsan meta tou Iwab× kai epeson ek tou laou tineV twn doulwn tou Dabid× eqanatwqh de kai OuriaV o CettaioV.

11:18 Kai apesteilen o Iwab kai anhggeile proV ton Dabid panta ta peri tou polemou.

11:19 Kai prosetaxe ton mhnuthn, legwn, Afou teleiwshV lalwn proV ton basilea panta ta peri tou polemou,

11:20 exafqh o qumoV tou basilewV, kai eiph proV se, Dia ti eplhsiasate eiV thn polin macomenoi; den hxeurete oti hqelon toxeusei apo tou teicouV;

11:21 tiV epataxen Abimelec ton uion tou Ieroubeseq; gunh tiV den erriyen ep' auton tmhma mulopetraV apo tou teicouV, kai apeqanen en QaibaiV; dia ti eplhsiasate eiV to teicoV; tote eipe, Apeqane kai o douloV sou OuriaV o CettaioV.

11:22 Uphge loipon o mhnuthV kai elqwn, aphggeile proV ton Dabid panta ekeina, dia ta opoia apesteilen auton o Iwab.

11:23 Kai eipen o mhnuthV proV ton Dabid, oti uperiscusan kaq' hmwn oi andreV kai exhlqon proV hmaV eiV thn pediada, kai katediwxamen autouV mecri thV eisodou thV pulhV×

11:24 all' oi toxotai etoxeusan apo tou teicouV epi touV doulouV sou× kai tineV twn doulwn tou basilewV apeqanon, kai o douloV sou eti OuriaV o CettaioV apeqane.

11:25 Tote eipen o Dabid proV ton mhnuthn, Outw qeleiV eipei proV ton Iwab× Mh se anhsuch touto to pragma× dioti h romfaia katatrwgei pote men ena, pote de allon× eniscuson thn machn sou enantion thV polewV kai katastreyon authn× kai su enqarrune auton.

11:26 Ote de hkousen h gunh tou Ouriou, oti OuriaV o anhr authV apeqanen, epenqhse dia ton andra authV.