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2 Samuel 11:16
16And it came to pass as Joab watched the city, that he assigned Urijah to a place where he knew that the valiant men were.
2 Samuel 11:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
- New International Version (NIV)So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And as Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So it was, while Joab besieged the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew there were valiant men.
Context of 2 Samuel 11:16
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. And it came to pass as Joab watched the city, that he assigned Urijah to a place where he knew that the valiant men were. 17And the men of the city went out and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people, of the servants of David; and Urijah the Hittite died also. 18Then Joab sent and told David all the matters of the war;
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וַיְהִ֕י בִּשְׁמ֥וֹר יוֹאָ֖ב אֶל־הָעִ֑יר וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־א֣וּרִיָּ֔ה אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֖יִל שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:16
- 2 Samuel 11:21Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why did ye go near the wall? — then say thou, Thy servant Urijah the Hittite is dead also.
- 2 Samuel 3:27And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him secretly, and smote him there in the belly, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
- 2 Samuel 20:9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
- 1 Samuel 22:17And the king said to the couriers that stood about him, Turn and put the priests of Jehovah to death; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not inform me. But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Jehovah.
- 1 Kings 2:5And thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and upon his sandals that were on his feet.
- 1 Kings 21:12they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.
- 2 Kings 10:6And he wrote a letter the second time to them saying, If ye are mine, and will hearken to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jizreel to-morrow at this time. Now the king's sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.
- Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearken to lying words, all his servants are wicked.
- Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because in selfwill he walked after the commandment [of man].
- Acts 5:29But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:16
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Observed the city - In the sense of besieging it closely.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. 16-17Uriah was not the only one who died. David sacrificed several other Israelite soldiers while attempting to hide his sin.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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