Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 11:13
13Then David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and he got Uriah drunk. And in the evening Uriah went out to lie down on his cot with his master’s servants, but he did not go home.
2 Samuel 11:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
- New International Version (NIV)At David’s invitation, he ate and drank with him, and David made him drunk. But in the evening Uriah went out to sleep on his mat among his master’s servants; he did not go home.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David invited him, and he ate in his presence and drank, so that he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now when David called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.
Context of 2 Samuel 11:13
11Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!” 12“Stay here one more day,” David said to Uriah, “and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next. Then David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and he got Uriah drunk. And in the evening Uriah went out to lie down on his cot with his master’s servants, but he did not go home. 14The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. 15In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”
Read all of 2 Samuel 112 Samuel 11:13 word by word
וַיִּקְרָא־ל֣וֹ דָוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֧אכַל לְפָנָ֛יו וַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּ וַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּ וַיֵּצֵ֣א בָעֶ֗רֶב לִשְׁכַּ֤ב בְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙ עִם־עַבְדֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֔יו וְאֶל־בֵּית֖וֹ לֹ֥א יָרָֽד׃Read the interlinear
- Then Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- invitedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- and drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
- with himפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- and he got Uriah drunkשָׁכַרshâkar · be drunkH7937
- And in the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- to lie downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
- on his cotמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
- withעִם‛im · withH5973
- his master’sאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- his master’sאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- but he did notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- goיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- homeבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:13
- Genesis 19:32Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”
- Exodus 32:21“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”
- Habakkuk 2:15Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!
- 2 Samuel 11:9But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He made him drunk - Supposing that in this state he would have been off his guard, and hastened down to his 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
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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
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