2 Samuel 11:16

2 Samuel 11:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it was, while Joab besieged the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew there were valiant men.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Joab assigned Uriah to a spot close to the city wall where he knew the enemy’s strongest men were fighting.

Context of 2 Samuel 11:16

14In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. 15In it he wrote, “Put Uriah out in front where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die.” So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were. 17When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David’s army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died. 18Joab sent David a full account of the battle.

2 Samuel 11:16 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י בִּשְׁמ֥וֹר יוֹאָ֖ב אֶל־הָעִ֑יר וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־א֣וּרִיָּ֔ה אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֖יִל שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• observedשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: look atH8104
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• that he assignedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• unto a placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• where he knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that valiantחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:16

• 2 Samuel 11:21Who killed Abimelek son of Jerub-Besheth? Didn’t a woman drop an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then say to him, ‘Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.’ ”
• 2 Samuel 3:27Now when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into an inner chamber, as if to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother Asahel, Joab stabbed him in the stomach, and he died.
• 2 Samuel 20:9Joab said to Amasa, “How are you, my brother?” Then Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
• 1 Samuel 22:17Then the king ordered the guards at his side: “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because they too have sided with David. They knew he was fleeing, yet they did not tell me.” But the king’s officials were unwilling to raise a hand to strike the priests of the Lord.
• 1 Kings 2:5“Now you yourself know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He killed them, shedding their blood in peacetime as if in battle, and with that blood he stained the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
• 1 Kings 21:12They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people.
• 2 Kings 10:6Then Jehu wrote them a second letter, saying, “If you are on my side and will obey me, take the heads of your master’s sons and come to me in Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” Now the royal princes, seventy of them, were with the leading men of the city, who were rearing them.
• Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked.
• Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, trampled in judgment, intent on pursuing idols.
• Acts 5:29Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Observed the city - In the sense of besieging it closely.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-27Verses 14-27 Adulteries often occasion murders, and one wickedness is sought to be covered by another. The beginnings of sin are much to be dreaded; for who knows where they will end? Can a real believer ever tread this path? Can such a person be indeed a child of God? Though grace be not lost in such an awful case, the assurance and consolation of it must be suspended. All David's life, spirituality, and comfort in religion, we may be sure were lost. No…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17Uriah was not the only one who died. David sacrificed several other Israelite soldiers while attempting to hide his sin.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:16

• David
• Government
• Homicide
• Ingratitude
• Joab
• Lasciviousness
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• Joab
• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Approach
• David
• Samuel, Books of
• Assign
• Bible, the
• Gentiles
• Hittites

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