2 Samuel 11:19 in the King James Version
And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
Context
18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
19 and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,
20 it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he asks you, ‘Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Didn’t you know that they would shoot from the wall?