2 Samuel 11:19

2 Samuel 11:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
• New International Version (NIV)He instructed the messenger: “When you have finished giving the king this account of the battle,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he instructed the messenger, "When you have finished telling all the news about the fighting to the king,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and charged the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling the matters of the war to the king,

Context of 2 Samuel 11:19

17And the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, and some of the people among the servants of David fell; Uriah the Hittite also died. 18Then Joab sent word and informed David of all the events of the war. And he commanded the messenger, “When you have finished reporting all the events of the war to the king, 20then if the king becomes angry and he says to you, ‘Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot [arrows] from the wall? 21Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth (Gideon)? Was it not a woman who threw an upper millstone on him from the wall so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ Then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.’ ”

2 Samuel 11:19 word by word

וַיְצַ֥ו אֶת־הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗ אֵ֛ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And chargedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• the messengerמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• When thou hast made an endכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• of tellingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• the mattersדָּבָרdâbâr · word: deedH1697
• of the warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• unto the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:19

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-27Verses 14-27 Adulteries often occasion murders, and one wickedness is sought to be covered by another. The beginnings of sin are much to be dreaded; for who knows where they will end? Can a real believer ever tread this path? Can such a person be indeed a child of God? Though grace be not lost in such an awful case, the assurance and consolation of it must be suspended. All David's life, spirituality, and comfort in religion, we may be sure were lost. No…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27David’s affair with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband Uriah show that David was capable of serious moral failure. These actions deeply damaged David’s life and leadership. These failures took place during a period when David was enjoying major military success against the Ammonites (2 Samuel 10:1–11:1; 12:26–31).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:19

• David
• Joab
• Lasciviousness
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• Approach
• David
• Samuel, Books of
• Uriah
• Bible, the
• Gentiles
• Hittites
• Israel, History of
• Matter
• Nathan (1)

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings