Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 11:3
3So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam1 and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
2 Samuel 11:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
- New International Version (NIV)and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, "Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)So David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, “Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
Context of 2 Samuel 11:3
1In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem. 2One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home. 5And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”
Read all of 2 Samuel 112 Samuel 11:3 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁ לָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲלוֹא־זֹאת֙ בַּת־שֶׁ֣בַע בַּת־אֱלִיעָ֔ם אֵ֖שֶׁת אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַחִתִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
- So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- and inquiredדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
- about the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- and he was toldאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- and he was toldלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- Thisזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
- is Bathshebaבַּת־שֶׁ֫בַעbath-sheba‛ · BathshebaH1339
- the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- of Eliamאֱלִיעָם'ĕlîy‛âm · EliamH463
- and the wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- of Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
- the Hittiteחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:3
- Jeremiah 5:8They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
- Hosea 7:6For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
- James 1:14But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
- 1 Chronicles 3:5and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
- 2 Samuel 23:39and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
- 1 Chronicles 11:41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The daughter of Eliam - Called, 1 Chronicles 3:5, Ammiel; a word of the same meaning, The people of my God, The God of my people. This name expressed the covenant - I will be your God; We will be thy people.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Eliam - Or Ammiel, 1 Chronicles 3:5, the component words being placed in an inverse order. Bath-sheba was the granddaughter of Ahithophel 2 Samuel 23:34.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Bathsheba means "daughter of seven" or "daughter of oath." Her father, Eliam, was the son of Ahithophel (see 2 Samuel 23:34), an adviser first to David and then to Absalom (2 Samuel 15:12; 16:23). Ahithophel later switched his support from David to Absalom (2 Samuel 17:1–4, 14), which upset David. He advised Absalom to sleep with David's concubines on a rooftop, where everyone could see (2 Samuel 16:20–22). Uriah is a Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh is my…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. one said--literally, "he said to himself," Is not this Bath-sheba? &c.--She seems to have been a celebrated beauty, whose renown had already reached the ears of David, as happens in the East, from reports carried by the women from harem to harem. Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam--or Ammiel (1Ch 3:5), one of David's worthies (2Sa 23:34), and son of Ahithophel.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 11:3 Eliam is a variant of Ammiel; see 1 Chronicles 3:5. ↩
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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