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2 Samuel 11:13
13And David invited him, and he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but did not go down to his house.
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
11And Urijah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields: shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? [As] thou livest, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. 12And David said to Urijah, Abide here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. And Urijah abode in Jerusalem that day and the morrow. And David invited him, and he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but did not go down to his house. 14And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by Urijah. 15And he wrote in the letter saying, Set Urijah in the front of the thickest fight, and withdraw from him, that he may be smitten and die.
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
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- drankשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
- drunkשָׁכַרshâkar · be drunkH7937
- eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- wentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
- servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:13
- Genesis 19:32come, let us give our father wine to drink, and let us lie with him, that we may preserve seed alive of our father.
- Exodus 32:21And Moses said to Aaron, What has this people done to thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin on them?
- Habakkuk 2:15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, — that pourest out thy flask, and makest [him] drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
- 2 Samuel 11:9And Urijah slept at the entrance of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not 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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