2 Samuel 11:7

2 Samuel 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
• New International Version (NIV)When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab was doing and how the people were doing and how the war was going.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered.

Context of 2 Samuel 11:7

5The woman conceived; and she sent word and told David, “I am pregnant.” 6Then David sent word to Joab, saying, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David. When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the people were doing, and how the war was progressing. 8Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet (spend time at home).” Uriah left the king’s palace, and a gift from the king was sent out after him. 9But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king’s palace with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.

2 Samuel 11:7 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֥א אוּרִיָּ֖ה אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל דָּוִ֗ד לִשְׁל֤וֹם יוֹאָב֙ וְלִשְׁל֣וֹם הָעָ֔ם וְלִשְׁל֖וֹם הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• was comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto him, Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• demandedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• how Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• didשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: greetingH7965
• and how the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and how the warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:7

• Genesis 29:6And he asked them, “Is it well with him?” And they said, “He is doing well; look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
• Genesis 37:14Then Jacob said to him, “Please go and see whether everything is all right with your brothers and all right with the flock; then bring word [back] to me.” So he sent him from the Hebron Valley, and he went to Shechem.
• 1 Samuel 17:22Then David left his provisions in the care of the supply keeper, and ran to the ranks and came and greeted his brothers.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7David was forced to stoop to falsehood and dissimulation in the vain hope of hiding his sin.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 Giving way to sin hardens the heart, and provokes the departure of the Holy Spirit. Robbing a man of his reason, is worse than robbing him of his money; and drawing him into sin, is worse than drawing him into any wordly trouble whatever.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 11:7

• David
• Ingratitude
• Instability
• Lasciviousness
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Joab
• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Approach
• Samuel, Books of
• Bible, the
• Demand
• Fare
• Gentiles

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