New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 11:1-4
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-H6696H5921Rabbahרַבָּ֑הra.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.
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
New American Standard Bible 1995 — © 1960–1995 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
Commentaries