2 Samuel 11:7

2 Samuel 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
• New International Version (NIV)When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab was doing and how the people were doing and how the war was going.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered.

Context of 2 Samuel 11:7

5But the woman conceived; so she sent word and informed David, and said, “I am pregnant.” 6Then David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David. When Uriah came to him, David asked about Joab’s well-being and that of the people, and the condition of the war. 8Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the king’s house, and a gift from the king was sent after him. 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.

2 Samuel 11:7 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֥א אוּרִיָּ֖ה אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל דָּוִ֗ד לִשְׁל֤וֹם יוֹאָב֙ וְלִשְׁל֣וֹם הָעָ֔ם וְלִשְׁל֖וֹם הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• When Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• askedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• about Joab’sיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• well-beingשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• that of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:7

• Genesis 29:6And he said to them, “Is it well with him?” And they said, “It is well, and here is his daughter Rachel coming with the sheep.”
• Genesis 37:14Then he said to him, “Go now and see about the welfare of your brothers and the welfare of the flock, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
• 1 Samuel 17:22Then David left the baggage in the care of the baggage keeper and ran to the battle line. And he entered and greeted his brothers.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7David was forced to stoop to falsehood and dissimulation in the vain hope of hiding his sin.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 11:7

• David
• Ingratitude
• Instability
• Lasciviousness
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Joab
• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Approach
• Samuel, Books of
• Bible, the
• Demand
• Fare
• Gentiles

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