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2 Samuel 11:7
7And when Urijah had come to him, David asked how Joab prospered, and how the people prospered, and how the war prospered.
2 Samuel 11:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
- New International Version (NIV)When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab was doing and how the people were doing and how the war was going.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered.
Context of 2 Samuel 11:7
5And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child. 6And David sent to Joab [saying], Send me Urijah the Hittite. And Joab sent Urijah to David. And when Urijah had come to him, David asked how Joab prospered, and how the people prospered, and how the war prospered. 8And David said to Urijah, Go down to thy house and wash thy feet. And Urijah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him presents from the king. 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.
Read all of 2 Samuel 112 Samuel 11:7 word by word
וַיָּבֹ֥א אוּרִיָּ֖ה אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל דָּוִ֗ד לִשְׁל֤וֹם יוֹאָב֙ וְלִשְׁל֣וֹם הָעָ֔ם וְלִשְׁל֖וֹם הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:7
- Genesis 29:6And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, [He is] well; and behold, there comes Rachel his daughter with the sheep.
- Genesis 37:14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see after the welfare of thy brethren, and after the welfare of the flock; and bring me word again. And he sent him out of the vale of Hebron; and he came towards Shechem.
- 1 Samuel 17:22And David left the things he was carrying in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran into the ranks, and came and saluted his brethren.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7David was forced to stoop to falsehood and dissimulation in the vain hope of hiding his sin.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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