Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 11:4
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.
2 Samuel 11:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
- New International Version (NIV)Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.) Then she went back home.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house.
Context of 2 Samuel 11:4
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. 3So 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.” Then 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.” 6At this, David sent orders to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.
Read all of 2 Samuel 112 Samuel 11:4 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ דָּוִ֨ד מַלְאָכִ֜ים וַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָ וַתָּב֤וֹא אֵלָיו֙ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב עִמָּ֔הּ וְהִ֥יא מִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁת מִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּ וַתָּ֖שָׁב אֶל־בֵּיתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
- Then Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
- to get herלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- and when she cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to himאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- he sleptשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
- with herעִם‛im · withH5973
- Now sheהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
- had just purified herselfקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
- from her uncleannessטֻמְאָהţûm'âh · uncleannessH2932
- Then she returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- homeבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:4
- Genesis 39:7and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
- Job 31:9If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,
- Psalms 50:18When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
- Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
- James 1:14But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
- Leviticus 12:2“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.
- Leviticus 15:19When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 18:19You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4And she came in unto him - We hear nothing of her reluctance, and there is no evidence that she was taken by force.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4It is not clear whether Bathsheba came to David’s palace by her own choice. David was the king, and Bathsheba was a subject under his authority. This unequal power relationship means that she may not have been free to refuse his summons. The text does not record any protest from Bathsheba, unlike other passages where protest is clearly stated (compare 2 Samuel 13:12–13). Afterward, she married David, bore him another son, and later urged David to name…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. David sent messengers, and took her--The despotic kings of the East, when they take a fancy for a woman, send an officer to the house were she lives, who announces it to be the royal pleasure she should remove to the palace. An apartment is there assigned to her; and if she is made queen, the monarch orders the announcement to be made that he has made choice of her to be queen. Many instances in modern Oriental history show the ease and despatch with…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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