New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 11

Bathsheba, David’s Great Sin

1Then it happenedוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961in the springלִתְשׁוּבַ֨תlit.shu.VatH8666,at the timeלְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256when kingsH4428goצֵ֣אתtzetH3318out to battle,that Davidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָב֩yo.'AvH3097and his servantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650with him and allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙תוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983andbesiegedוַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עַל־vai.ya.Tzu.ru 'al-H6696 H5921Rabbahרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7237.But Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732stayedיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Now when eveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from his bedמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙mish.ka.VoH4904and walkedוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980aroundH1980onthe roofגַּ֣גgagH1406of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and from the roofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406he sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802bathingרֹחֶ֖צֶתro.Che.tzetH7364;and the womanוְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הve.Ha.'i.ShahH802was veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifulטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896in appearanceמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758.

3So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971and inquiredוַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875about the womanלָֽאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802.And one saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thisH2088notBathshebaH1339,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Eliamאֱלִיעָ֔ם'e.li.'AmH463,the wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850?”

4Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her, and when she cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to him,he layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901with her;and when she had purifiedמִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁתmit.ka.De.shetH6942herself from her uncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּmi.tum.'a.TahH2932,she returnedוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to her houseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.

5The womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedH2029;and she sentוַתִּשְׁלַח֙va.tish.LachH7971and toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I amH2029pregnantהָרָ֥הha.RahH2030.”

6Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, saying, “Sendשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7971me Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850.”So Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223to Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

7When Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him,Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592concerning the welfareH7965of Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097andthe peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and the stateH7965of the warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

8Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Uriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223, “Goרֵ֥דredH3381downH3381to your houseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004, andwashוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364your feetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272.”And Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223wentוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,and a presentמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864from the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428was sentוַתֵּצֵ֥אva.te.Tze'H3318out afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

9But Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901at the doorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004with allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of his lordאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,and did not goH3381downH3381to his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

10Now when they toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223did not goH3381downH3381to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,”Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, “Have you not comeבָ֔אVa'H935from a journeyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870?Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069did you not goH3381downH3381to your houseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?”

11Uriahאוּרִיָּ֜ה'u.ri.YahH223saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “The arkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063are stayingיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427intemporaryH5521sheltersH5521,and my lordוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097andthe servantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113are campingחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583in the openפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704.Shall I then goאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935to my houseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and to drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354and to lieוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901with my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802?By your lifeחַיֶּ֙ךָ֙chai.Ye.khaH2416and the lifeוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416of your soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315,I will not doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.”

12Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, “Stayשֵׁ֥בshevH3427hereבָּזֶ֛הba.ZehH2088todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117alsoגַּם־gam-H1571,and tomorrowוּמָחָ֣רu.ma.CharH4279I will letH7971you goאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971.”So Uriahאוּרִיָּ֧ה'u.ri.YahH223remainedוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117and thenextוּמִֽמָּחֳרָֽת׃u.Mi.mo.cho.RatH4283.

13Now Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121him, and he ateוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354beforeלְפָנָ֛יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and hemadeH7937him drunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937;and in the eveningבָעֶ֗רֶבva.'E.revH6153he wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to lieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901on his bedבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904with his lord’sאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,but he did not goH3381downH3381to his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

14Now in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789a letterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612to Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971itby the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of Uriahאוּרִיָּֽה׃'u.ri.YahH223.

15He had writtenוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789in the letterבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Placeהָב֣וּha.VuH3051Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223in the frontH6440lineH6440of thefiercestהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421and withdrawוְשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.shav.TemH7725from him,so that he may be struckH5221downוְנִכָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5221and dieוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.”

16So it was as Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097keptH8104watchבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104on the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,that he putוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414Uriahא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223at the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033he knewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045there werevaliantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menH376.

17The menH376of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wentוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318out and foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstאֶת־'et-H854Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and someH4480of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971amongH4480David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307; andUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

18Then Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971and reportedוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allכָּל־kol-H3605the eventsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

19He chargedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “When you have finishedכְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗ke.kha.lot.KhaH3615tellingלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605the eventsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

20and ifאִֽם־'im-H518it happensוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961that the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534risesתַּעֲלֶה֙ta.'a.LehH5927and he saysוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559to you, ‘Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069did you goH5066so nearH5066to the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?Did you not knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045that they would shootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384from the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?

21Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310struckהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221downH5221Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתye.ru.Be.shetH3380?Did not a womanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802throwהִשְׁלִ֣יכָהhish.Li.khahH7993an upperרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393millstoneH7393on him from the wallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346so that he diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191at Thebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405?Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you goH5066so nearH5066the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346?’--then you shall sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191alsoגַּ֗םGamH1571.’”

22So the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֑ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397departedוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and reportedוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allכָּל־kol-H3605that Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097had sentשְׁלָח֖וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him to tell.

23The messengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “The menH376prevailedגָבְר֤וּga.ve.RuH1396againstעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921us and cameוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out againstH413us in the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, but wepressedוַנִּהְיֶ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖םva.nih.Yeh 'a.lei.HemH1961 H5921them as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

24Moreover, the archersH3372shotH3372at your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650from the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346;so someH4480of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650are deadוַיָּמ֖וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191,and your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850is alsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571deadמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191.”

25Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541you shall sayתֹאמַ֤רto.MarH559to Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097, ‘Do not let thisH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeaseיֵרַ֤ע בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ye.Ra' be.'ei.Nei.khaH7489 H5869you, for the swordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devoursתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398oneH2088as well as anotherH2088;makeH2388your battleמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421againstH413the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892strongerH2388and overthrowוְהָרְסָ֖הּve.ha.re.SahH2040it’; and soencourageH2388him.”

26Now when the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223heardוַתִּשְׁמַע֙va.tish.Ma'H8085that Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223her husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376was deadמֵ֖תmetH4191,she mournedוַתִּסְפֹּ֖דva.tis.PodH5594for her husbandבַּעְלָֽהּ׃ba'.LahH1167.

27When the time ofmourningהָאֵ֗בֶלha.'E.velH60was overוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971andbroughtוַיַּאַסְפָ֤הּvai.ya.'as.FahH622her to his houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004andshe becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802;then she boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121. Butthe thingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732had doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213was evilוַיֵּ֧רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Bathsheba, David’s Great Sin

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11