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 charged the messenger, saying: When thou hast told all the words of the battle to the king,

and charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast ended telling the matters of the war to the king,

and commandeth the messenger, saying, 'At thy finishing all the matters of the war to speak unto 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 he instructed the messenger, saying: "When you have completed all the words about the war to the king,

And charged the messenger,.... Gave him a particular direction and instruction what he should say at the close of his narrative, according as he should observe the king's countenance to be:
saying, when thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king; giving an account of all the events that happened since the siege was begun to that time.