חַי־אָנִי֮ נְאֻם־יְהוָה֒ כִּ֣י אִם־יִהְיֶ֞ה כָּנְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־יְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה חוֹתָ֖ם עַל־יַ֣ד יְמִינִ֑י כִּ֥י מִשָּׁ֖ם אֶתְּקֶֽנְךָּ׃
永恆者說：我憑著我的生命起誓，猶大王約雅敬的兒子哥尼雅，即使是我右手上的印戒，我也必把你從那裡拔下來。
Zohar
Thus his sin was an offence against the Holy One alone. And in what did that offence consist? Not in that he commanded Joab to set Uriah in the forefront of the battle so that he might be killed-for David had a right to do that, as Uriah called Joab “my lord Joab” while in the king’s presence, which was disrespectful (lese-majeste’)-but because he did not kill him then, but let him be killed by the sword of the children of Ammon (Ibid. 5, 24);