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 instructed the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king a full account of the battle, 20if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall? Who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped 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 you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’” 22So the messenger set out and reported to David all that Joab had sent him to say. 23The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the 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

• Whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• struckנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăbîymelek · AbimelechH40
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּשֶׁתyerûbbesheth · JerubbeshethH3380
• Was it notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• who droppedשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• an upper millstoneפֶּ֫לַחpelach · millstoneH6400
• an upper millstoneרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariot: millstoneH7393
• on himעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• so that he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• in Thebezתֵּבֵץtêbêts · ThebezH8405
• Whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• did you get so closeנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• then you are to sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Your servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• the Hittiteחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850
• as wellגַּםgam · alsoH1571

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:21

• Judges 9:53But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.
• Judges 6:32So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.
• Judges 7:1Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
• 2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
• Psalms 39:8Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.
• Isaiah 14:10They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”
• Ezekiel 16:51Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs, and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous.

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