2 Samuel 11:17

2 Samuel 11:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
• New International Version (NIV)When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David’s army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, and some of the servants of David among the people fell. Uriah the Hittite also died.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the men of the city came out and fought with Joab. And some of the people of the servants of David fell; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

Context of 2 Samuel 11:17

15He had written in the letter, saying, “Place Uriah in the front line of the fiercest battle and withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and die.” 16So it was as Joab kept watch on the city, that he put Uriah at the place where he knew there were valiant men. The men of the city went out and fought against Joab, and some of the people among David’s servants fell; and Uriah the Hittite also died. 18Then Joab sent and reported to David all the events of the war. 19He charged the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the events of the war to the king,

2 Samuel 11:17 word by word

וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ אֶת־יוֹאָ֔ב וַיִּפֹּ֥ל מִן־הָעָ֖ם מֵעַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַיָּ֕מָת גַּ֖ם אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַחִתִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• The menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• wentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• out and foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• againstאֵת'êth · withH854
• Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• and someמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• the Hittiteחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850
• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:17

• 2 Samuel 12:9Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
• Psalms 51:14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Uriah the Hittite died also - He was led to the attack of a place defended by valiant men; and in the heat of the assault, Joab and his men retired from this brave soldier, who cheerfully gave up his life for his king and his country.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The men of the city went out - i. e. they made a sally and attacked the troops which were blockading the city on that side, chiefly to entice them to pursue them, and so come within shot of the archers who lined the wall 2 Samuel 11:20, 2 Samuel 11:24. There fell some of the people … - They, too, as well as the brave and faithful Uriah, were victims of David‘s cruel artifice.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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:17

• David
• Government
• Homicide
• Ingratitude
• Joab
• Lasciviousness
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Joab
• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Hittite
• Approach
• Samuel, Books of
• 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