New King James Version
2 Samuel 11:7
7When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered.
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 Living Translation (NLT)When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and how the war was progressing.
Context of 2 Samuel 11:7
5And the woman conceived; so she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.” 6Then David sent to Joab, saying, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent Uriah to David. When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered. 8And David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah departed from the king’s house, and a gift of food from the king followed 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.
Read all of 2 Samuel 112 Samuel 11:7 word by word
וַיָּבֹ֥א אוּרִיָּ֖ה אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל דָּוִ֗ד לִשְׁל֤וֹם יוֹאָב֙ וְלִשְׁל֣וֹם הָעָ֔ם וְלִשְׁל֖וֹם הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
- was comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- unto him, Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- demandedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
- how Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
- didשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: greetingH7965
- and how the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and how the warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:7
- Genesis 29:6So he said to them, “Is he well?” And they said, “He is well. And look, his daughter Rachel is coming with the sheep.”
- Genesis 37:14Then he said to him, “Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem.
- 1 Samuel 17:22And David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the army, and came 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
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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
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