2 Samuel 11:3

2 Samuel 11:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
• New International Version (NIV)and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, "Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, “Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”

Context of 2 Samuel 11:3

1In the spring of the year, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, David sent out Joab with his officers and the entire Israelite army. They defeated the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed behind in Jerusalem. 2One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of his palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. Now this woman was very attractive. So David sent someone to inquire about the woman. The messenger said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” 4David sent some messengers to get her. She came to him and he had sexual relations with her. (Now at that time she was in the process of purifying herself from her menstrual uncleanness.) Then she returned to her home. 5The woman conceived and then sent word to David saying, “I’m pregnant.”

2 Samuel 11:3 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁ לָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲלוֹא־זֹאת֙ בַּת־שֶׁ֣בַע בַּת־אֱלִיעָ֔ם אֵ֖שֶׁת אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַחִתִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• and enquiredדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• after the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• not this Bath–shebaבַּת־שֶׁ֫בַעbath-sheba‛ · BathshebaH1339
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Eliamאֱלִיעָם'ĕlîy‛âm · EliamH463
• the wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• of Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• the Hittiteחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:3

• Jeremiah 5:8They are like lusty, well-fed stallions. Each of them lusts after his neighbor’s wife.
• Hosea 7:6They approach him, all the while plotting against him. Their hearts are like an oven; their anger smolders all night long, but in the morning it bursts into a flaming fire.
• James 1:14But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.
• 1 Chronicles 3:5These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon – the mother of these four was Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel.
• 2 Samuel 23:39and Uriah the Hittite. Altogether there were thirty-seven.
• 1 Chronicles 11:41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Achli,

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The daughter of Eliam - Called, 1 Chronicles 3:5, Ammiel; a word of the same meaning, The people of my God, The God of my people. This name expressed the covenant - I will be your God; We will be thy people.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Eliam - Or Ammiel, 1 Chronicles 3:5, the component words being placed in an inverse order. Bath-sheba was the granddaughter of Ahithophel 2 Samuel 23:34.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Bathsheba means "daughter of seven" or "daughter of oath." Her father, Eliam, was the son of Ahithophel (see 2 Samuel 23:34), an adviser first to David and then to Absalom (2 Samuel 15:12; 16:23). Ahithophel later switched his support from David to Absalom (2 Samuel 17:1–4, 14), which upset David. He advised Absalom to sleep with David's concubines on a rooftop, where everyone could see (2 Samuel 16:20–22). Uriah is a Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh is my…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. one said--literally, "he said to himself," Is not this Bath-sheba? &c.--She seems to have been a celebrated beauty, whose renown had already reached the ears of David, as happens in the East, from reports carried by the women from harem to harem. Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam--or Ammiel (1Ch 3:5), one of David's worthies (2Sa 23:34), and son of Ahithophel.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:3

• Adultery
• Ammiel
• Bastard
• Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba)
• Covetousness
• David
• Eliam
• Hittites
• Instability
• Lasciviousness
• Temptation
• Uriah
• Wife

In the dictionaries

• David
• Sheba
• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Hittite
• Bath-Sheba
• Ammiel
• Approach
• Bathsheba
• Eliam

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