2 Samuel 11:8

2 Samuel 11:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
• New International Version (NIV)Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king was sent after him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house and wash your feet." And Uriah went out of the king's house, and there followed him a present from the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah departed from the king’s house, and a gift of food from the king followed him.

Context of 2 Samuel 11:8

6Then David sent a messenger to Joab, saying, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David. 7When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the troops were and how the war was going. “Go home,” David said to Uriah, “and wash your feet.” Uriah left the royal palace, and the king sent a present to him. 9But Uriah slept at the entrance of the royal palace among his superior’s mercenaries. He didn’t go home. 10When they told David, “Uriah didn’t go home,” David asked Uriah, “Didn’t you just come from a journey? Why didn’t you go home?”

2 Samuel 11:8 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ לְא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה רֵ֥ד לְבֵיתְךָ֖ וּרְחַ֣ץ רַגְלֶ֑יךָ וַיֵּצֵ֤א אֽוּרִיָּה֙ מִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַתֵּצֵ֥א אַחֲרָ֖יו מַשְׂאַ֥ת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• Go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to thy houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and washרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• thy feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• departed outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• of the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and there followedאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him a messמַשְׂאֵתmaώ'êth · tributeH4864

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:8

• Psalms 44:21wouldn’t God find out, since he knows the secrets in our hearts?
• Isaiah 29:15How horrible it will be for those who try to hide their plans from the Lord. Their deeds are done in the dark, and they say, “No one can see us” and “No one can recognize us.”
• Luke 12:2Nothing has been covered that will not be exposed. Whatever is secret will be made known.
• Hebrews 4:13No creature can hide from God. Everything is uncovered and exposed for him to see. We must answer to him.
• Genesis 18:4Why don’t we let someone bring a little water? After you wash your feet, you can stretch out and rest under the tree.
• Genesis 19:2He said, “Please, gentlemen, why don’t you come to my home and spend the night? ⌞You can⌟ wash your feet there. Then early tomorrow morning you can continue your journey.” “No,” they answered, “we’d rather spend the night in the city square.”
• Psalms 12:2All people speak foolishly. They speak with flattering lips. They say one thing but mean another.
• Psalms 55:21His speech is smoother than butter, but there is war in his heart. His words are more soothing than oil, but they are like swords ready to attack.
• Genesis 43:34Joseph had portions of food brought to them from his table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times more than any of the others. So they ate and drank with Joseph until they were drunk.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet - Uriah had come off a journey, and needed this refreshment; but David's design was that he should go and lie with his wife, that the child now conceived should pass for his, the honor of Bath-sheba be screened, and his own crime concealed. At this time he had no design of the murder of Uriah, nor of taking Bath-sheba to wife. A mess of meat from the king - All this was artfully contrived.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8A mess of meat - Compare Genesis 43:34. The word denotes the honorable portion given by the host to his chief guest.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. 8wash your feet: David assumed that Uriah would have sex with Bathsheba while on this weekend pass. Then everyone except Bathsheba would assume that the child was Uriah’s, conceived on this night. a gift: David may not have cared whether Uriah and Bathsheba were actually intimate. If Uriah had gone back to his house, people would have assumed that the pregnancy began during that time. This would have prevented questions about when and how Bathsheba became…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house--This sudden recall, the manner of the king, his frivolous questions (2Sa 11:7), and his urgency for Uriah to sleep in his own house, probably awakened suspicions of the cause of this procedure. there followed him a mess of meat from the king--A portion of meat from the royal table, sent to one's own house or lodgings, is one of the greatest compliments which an Eastern prince can pay.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:8

• Ablution
• Continence
• David
• Ingratitude
• Instability
• Lasciviousness
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Approach
• Mess
• Samuel, Books of
• Bath; Bathing
• Bible, the
• Gentiles
• Hittites

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