2 Samuel 11:16

2 Samuel 11:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
• New International Version (NIV)So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it was, while Joab besieged the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew there were valiant men.

Context of 2 Samuel 11:16

14And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were. 17And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people, even of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. 18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

2 Samuel 11:16 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י בִּשְׁמ֥וֹר יוֹאָ֖ב אֶל־הָעִ֑יר וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־א֣וּרִיָּ֔ה אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֖יִל שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

• Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: look atH8104
• watchשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: look atH8104
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• whereאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:16

• 2 Samuel 11:21who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
• 2 Samuel 3:27And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
• 2 Samuel 20:9And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
• 1 Samuel 22:17And the king said unto the guard that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of Jehovah; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of Jehovah.
• 1 Kings 2:5Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
• 1 Kings 21:12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
• 2 Kings 10:6Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be on my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.
• Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.
• Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after man’s command.
• Acts 5:29But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Observed the city - In the sense of besieging it closely.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. 16-17Uriah was not the only one who died. David sacrificed several other Israelite soldiers while attempting to hide his sin.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:16

• David
• Government
• Homicide
• Ingratitude
• Joab
• Lasciviousness
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• Joab
• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Approach
• David
• Samuel, Books of
• Assign
• Bible, the
• Gentiles
• Hittites

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