2 Samuel 11:13

2 Samuel 11:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
• New International Version (NIV)At David’s invitation, he ate and drank with him, and David made him drunk. But in the evening Uriah went out to sleep on his mat among his master’s servants; he did not go home.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David invited him, and he ate in his presence and drank, so that he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when David called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.

Context of 2 Samuel 11:13

11And Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Should I then go to my house to eat and drink and to sleep with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing.” 12Then David said to Uriah, “Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you go back.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the day after. Now David summoned Uriah, and he ate and drank in his presence, and he made Uriah drunk; and in the evening Uriah went out to lie on his bed with his lord’s servants, and he still did not go down to his house. 14So in the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15He had written in the letter the following: “Station Uriah on the front line of the fiercest battle and pull back from him, so that he may be struck and killed.”

2 Samuel 11:13 word by word

וַיִּקְרָא־ל֣וֹ דָוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֧אכַל לְפָנָ֛יו וַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּ וַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּ וַיֵּצֵ֣א בָעֶ֗רֶב לִשְׁכַּ֤ב בְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙ עִם־עַבְדֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֔יו וְאֶל־בֵּית֖וֹ לֹ֥א יָרָֽד׃Read the interlinear

• Now Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• summonedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• Uriah, and he ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and drankשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• in his presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• madeשָׁכַרshâkar · be drunkH7937
• and in the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• wentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• to lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• on his bedמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
• with his lord’sאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• did not goיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:13

• Genesis 19:32Come, let’s make our father drink wine, and let’s sleep with him so that we may keep our family alive through our father.”
• Exodus 32:21Then Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you, that you have brought such a great sin upon them?”
• Habakkuk 2:15“Woe to him who makes his neighbor drink; To you who mix in your venom even to make your neighbors drunk, So as to look at their genitalia!
• 2 Samuel 11:9But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He made him drunk - Supposing that in this state he would have been off his guard, and hastened down to his house.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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:13

• Continence
• David
• Drunkenness
• Ingratitude
• Lasciviousness
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Approach
• Samuel, Books of
• Uriah
• Bible, the
• Drunkenness
• Gentiles
• Hittites
• Israel, History of
• Nathan (1)

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