2 Samuel 11:21

2 Samuel 11:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
• New International Version (NIV)Who killed Abimelek son of Jerub-Besheth? Didn’t a woman drop an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then say to him, ‘Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Did not a woman cast 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 dead also.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who cast a piece of a millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go near the wall?’—then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’ ”

Context of 2 Samuel 11:21

19And 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? Who 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.’ ” 22So the messenger left, and he came and told David everything that Joab had sent him to report. 23The messenger said to David, “The men indeed prevailed against us and came out to us in the field, but we were on them and pushed them as far as the entrance of the [city] gate.

2 Samuel 11:21 word by word

מִֽי־הִכָּ֞ה אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ בֶּן־יְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁת הֲלֽוֹא־אִשָּׁ֡ה הִשְׁלִ֣יכָה עָלָיו֩ פֶּ֨לַח רֶ֜כֶב מֵעַ֤ל הַֽחוֹמָה֙ וַיָּ֣מָת בְּתֵבֵ֔ץ לָ֥מָּה נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם אֶל־הַֽחוֹמָ֑ה וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ גַּ֗ם עַבְדְּךָ֛ אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַחִתִּ֖י מֵֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Who smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăbîymelek · AbimelechH40
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּשֶׁתyerûbbesheth · JerubbeshethH3380
• did not a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• a pieceפֶּ֫לַחpelach · millstoneH6400
• of a millstoneרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariot: millstoneH7393
• upon him from the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• that he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• in Thebezתֵּבֵץtêbêts · ThebezH8405
• why went ye nighנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• then sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thou, Thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• the Hittiteחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:21

• Judges 9:53But a certain woman threw an upper millstone [down] on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.
• Judges 6:32Therefore on that day he named Gideon Jerubbaal, meaning, “Let Baal plead,” because he had torn down his altar.
• Judges 7:1Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him got up early and camped beside the spring of Harod; and the camp of Midian was north of them by the hill of Moreh in the valley.
• 2 Samuel 3:27So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the middle of the gate to speak to him privately, and there he struck Abner in the abdomen so that he died, to avenge the blood of Asahel, Joab’s brother.
• Psalms 39:8Save me from all my transgressions; Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool.
• Isaiah 14:10All of them will respond [tauntingly] and say to you, ‘You have become as weak as we are. You have become like us.
• Ezekiel 16:51Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half of your sins, but you have greatly increased your repulsive acts more than they. So you have made your [wicked] sisters [Samaria and Sodom] appear righteous and justified by [comparison to] all the disgusting things which you have done.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Who smote Abimelech … - This reference indicates the existence in David‘s time of the national annals of that period in an accessible form, and the king‘s habit of reading, or having read to him, the history of his country. (Compare Esther 6:1.)Read the comment
• 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. 21Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him: Compare Judges 9:54.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:21

• Abimelech
• David
• Joab
• Lasciviousness
• Thebez
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Hittite
• Approach
• David
• Grind
• Jerubbesheth
• Mill
• Samuel, Books of

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