Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 11
1וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961In the springלִתְשׁוּבַ֨ת הַשָּׁנָ֜הlit.shu.Vat ha.sha.NahH8666H8141,at the time whenלְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256kingsהַמַּלְאֿכִ֗יםha.mali'.KhimH4397march out to warצֵ֣אתtzetH3318,Davidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָב֩yo.'AvH3097andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his servantsעֲבָדָ֨יו עִמּ֜וֹ'a.va.Dav i.MoH5650H5973withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605armyof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478.They destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙תוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843אֶת־'et-H853the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121H5983and besiegedוַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עַל־vai.ya.Tzu.ru 'al-H6696H5921Rabbahרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7237,but Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732remainedיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
2וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961לְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256One eveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732got upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921his bedמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙mish.ka.VoH4904and strolled aroundוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980onעַל־'al-H5921the roofגַּ֣גgagH1406of the palaceבֵּית־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְbeit- ha.Me.lekhH1004H4428.And fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the roofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406he sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802bathingרֹחֶ֖צֶתro.Che.tzetH7364—a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifulטוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖הto.Vat mar.'EhH2896H4758womanוְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הve.Ha.'i.ShahH802.
3So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971and inquiredוַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875about the womanלָֽאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802,and he was toldוַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲלוֹא־vai.Yo.mer ha.lo'-H559H3808, “Thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063is BathshebaH1339,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Eliamאֱלִיעָ֔ם'e.li.'AmH463and the wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850.”
4Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to get herוַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947,and when she cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413,he sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901with herעִמָּ֔הּ'i.MahH5973. (Now sheוְהִ֥יאve.Hi'H1931had just purified herselfמִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁתmit.ka.De.shetH6942from her uncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּmi.tum.'a.TahH2932.)Then she returnedוַתָּ֖שָׁב אֶל־va.Ta.shov 'el-H7725H413homeבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.
6At this, Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sent ordersוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097: “Sendשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7971meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413אֶת־'et-H853Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850.”So Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971himאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
7When Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413,Davidדָּוִ֗ד לִשְׁל֤וֹםda.Vid lish.LomH1732H7965askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592how Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097and the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971were doingוְלִשְׁל֣וֹםve.lish.LomH7965and how the warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421was goingוְלִשְׁל֖וֹםve.lish.LomH7965.
8Thenדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Uriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223, “Go downרֵ֥דredH3381to your houseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004and washוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364your feetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272.”So Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223leftוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318the palaceמִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְmi.Beit ha.Me.lekhH1004H4428,and a giftמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864from the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428followedוַתֵּצֵ֥אva.te.Tze'H3318himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310.
9But Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901at the doorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of the palaceבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְbeit ha.Me.lekhH1004H4428withאֵ֖ת'etH854allכָּל־kol-H3605his master’sאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650;he did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808go downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381toאֶל־'el-H413his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.
10And Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732was toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה אֶל־'u.ri.Yah 'el-H223H413did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381homeבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.” “Haven’t youהֲל֤וֹא אַתָּ֣הha.Lo' 'a.TahH3808H859just arrivedבָ֔אVa'H935from a journeyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870?”Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223. “Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069didn’t youלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goיָרַ֥דְתָּ אֶל־ya.Rad.ta 'el-H3381H413homeבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?”
11Uriahאוּרִיָּ֜ה'u.ri.YahH223answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413דָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “The arkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063are dwellingיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427in tentsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521,and my masterוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and hisאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113soldiersוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650are campedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583inעַל־'al-H5921the open fieldפְּנֵ֤י הַשָּׂדֶה֙pe.Nei ha.sa.DehH6440H7704.How can Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589goאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413my houseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354and sleepוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802?As surely as you liveחַיֶּ֙ךָ֙chai.Ye.khaH2416,and as your soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315livesוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416,I will notאִֽם־'im-H518doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213אֶת־'et-H853such a thingהַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ha.da.Var ha.ZehH1697H2088!”
12“Stayשֵׁ֥בshevH3427hereבָּזֶ֛הba.ZehH2088one more dayגַּם־ הַיּ֖וֹםgam- hai.YomH3117H1571,”Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, “and tomorrowוּמָחָ֣רu.ma.CharH4279I will send you backאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971.”So Uriahאוּרִיָּ֧ה'u.ri.YahH223stayedוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117and the nextוּמִֽמָּחֳרָֽת׃u.Mi.mo.cho.RatH4283.
13Then Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732invitedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121Uriahto eatוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkוַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354with himלְפָנָ֛יוle.fa.NavH6440,and he got Uriah drunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937.And in the eveningבָעֶ֗רֶבva.'E.revH6153Uriahwent outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to lie downלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901on his cotבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904withעִם־'im-H5973his master’sאֲדֹנָ֔יו וְאֶל־'a.do.Nav ve.'el-H113H413servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,but he did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808goיָרָֽד׃ya.RadH3381homeבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.
David Arranges Uriah’s Death
15In the letterבַּסֵּ֖פֶר לֵאמֹ֑רba.Se.fer le.MorH5612H559he wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789: “Putהָב֣וּha.VuH3051אֶת־'et-H853Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223atאֶל־'el-H413the frontמוּל֙ פְּנֵ֤יmul pe.NeiH4136H6440of the fiercestהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421;then withdrawוְשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.shav.TemH7725from himמֵאַחֲרָ֖יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,so that he may be struck downוְנִכָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5221and killedוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.”
16So asוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097besiegedבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104אֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,he assignedוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853Uriahא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223toאֶל־'el-H413a placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he knewיָדַ֔ע כִּ֥יya.Da' kiH3045H3588the strongest enemy soldiersאַנְשֵׁי־ חַ֖יִל שָֽׁם׃'an.shei- Cha.yil ShamH582H2428H8033were.
17And when the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892came outוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318and foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstאֶת־'et-H854Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,some ofמִן־min-H4480David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732servantsהָעָ֖ם מֵעַבְדֵ֣יha.'Am me.'av.DeiH5971H5650fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307,and Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.
19and instructedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680אֶת־'et-H853the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ לֵאמֹ֑רha.mal.'Akh le.MorH4397H559, “When you have finishedכְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗ke.kha.lot.KhaH3615אֵ֛ת'etH853givingלְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־le.da.Ber 'el-H1696H413the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428a fullכָּל־kol-H3605accountדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,
20וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961ifאִֽם־'im-H518the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428angerחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534flaresתַּעֲלֶה֙ta.'a.LehH5927,he may askוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559you, ‘Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069did you get so closeנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥םni.gash.TemH5066toאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?Did you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808realizeיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045אֵ֥ת'etH853אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they would shootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384from atopמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?
21Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310struckהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221אֶת־'et-H853Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתye.ru.Be.shetH3380?Was it notהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808a womanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802who droppedהִשְׁלִ֣יכָהhish.Li.khahH7993an upper millstoneפֶּ֨לַח רֶ֜כֶבPe.lach Re.khevH6400H7393on himעָלָיו֩'a.LavH5921fromמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921the wallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346,so that he diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in Thebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405?Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you get so closeנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖םni.gash.TemH5066toאֶל־'el-H413the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346?’ If he asks you this,then you are to sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191as wellגַּ֗םGamH1571.’”
23The messengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔ד כִּֽי־da.Vid ki-H1732H3588, “The menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582overpowered usגָבְר֤וּ עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ga.ve.Ru 'a.Lei.nuH1396H5921and came outוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318against usאֵלֵ֖ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413in the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,but we drove them backוַנִּהְיֶ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖םva.nih.Yeh 'a.lei.HemH1961H5921toעַד־'ad-H5704the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.
24Then the archersוַיֹּר֨וּvai.yo.re.'uH3384shotהַמּוֹרִ֤יםha.mor.'imH3384atאֶל־'el-H413your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,and some of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650were killedוַיָּמ֖וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191.And your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850is deadמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191as wellוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571.”
25Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397, “Sayתֹאמַ֤רto.MarH559thisכֹּֽה־koh-H3541toאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097: ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408let thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088matterהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697upsetיֵרַ֤עye.Ra'H7489youבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869אֶת־'et-H853,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the swordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devoursתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398oneוְכָזֶ֖הve.kha.ZehH2088as well as anotherכָזֹ֥הkha.ZohH2090.Strengthenהַחֲזֵ֨קha.cha.ZekH2388your attackמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421againstאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892and demolish itוְהָרְסָ֖הּve.ha.re.SahH2040.’Encourage himוְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ve.cha.ze.Ke.huH2388with these words.”
David Marries Bathsheba
27And when the time of mourningהָאֵ֗בֶל וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חha.'E.vel vai.yish.LachH60H7971was overוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732had her broughtוַיַּאַסְפָ֤הּvai.ya.'as.FahH622toאֶל־'el-H413his houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,and she becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205hima sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.But the thingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732had doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213was evilוַיֵּ֧רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.
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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