2 Samuel 11:9

2 Samuel 11:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
• New International Version (NIV)But Uriah slept at the entrance to the palace with all his master’s servants and did not go down to his house.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.

Context of 2 Samuel 11:9

7When 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. But 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. 10When they told David, “Uriah did not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Have you not [just] come from a [long] journey? Why did you not go to your house?” 11Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in huts (temporary shelters), and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Should I go to my house to eat and drink and lie with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing.”

2 Samuel 11:9 word by word

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב אוּרִיָּ֗ה פֶּ֚תַח בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־עַבְדֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָרַ֖ד אֶל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• sleptשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: sleepH7901
• at the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• with all the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of his lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• and went not downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:9

• Job 5:12He frustrates the devices and schemes of the crafty, So that their hands cannot attain success or achieve anything of [lasting] worth.
• Proverbs 21:30There is no [human] wisdom or understanding Or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Slept at the door - That is, in one of the apartments or niches in the court of the king's house. But in Bengal servants and others generally sleep on the verandahs or porches in face of their master's house.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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house--It is customary for servants to sleep in the porch or long gallery; and the guards of the Hebrew king did the same. Whatever his secret suspicions might have been, Uriah's refusal to indulge in the enjoyment of domestic pleasure, and his determination to sleep "at the door of the king's house," arose from a high and honorable sense of military duty and propriety (2Sa 11:11). But, doubtless, the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:9

• Continence
• David
• Ingratitude
• Instability
• Lasciviousness
• Loyalty
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Approach
• David
• Samuel, Books of
• Bible, the
• Gentiles
• Hittites
• Israel, History of
• 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