2 Samuel 11:21

2 Samuel 11:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
• New International Version (NIV)Who 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.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Did not a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?' then you shall say, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who cast a piece of a millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go near the wall?’—then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’ ”

Context of 2 Samuel 11:21

19He told his messenger, “Report all the news of the battle to the king. 20But he might get angry and ask, ‘Why did the troops go so close to the city? Didn’t they know there would be shooting from the walls? Wasn’t Abimelech son of Gideon killed at Thebez by a woman who threw a millstone down on him from the wall? Why would you get so close to the wall?’ Then tell him, ‘Uriah the Hittite was killed, too.’” 22So the messenger went to Jerusalem and gave a complete report to David. 23“The enemy came out against us in the open fields,” he said. “And as we chased them back to the city gate,

2 Samuel 11:21 word by word

מִֽי־הִכָּ֞ה אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ בֶּן־יְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁת הֲלֽוֹא־אִשָּׁ֡ה הִשְׁלִ֣יכָה עָלָיו֩ פֶּ֨לַח רֶ֜כֶב מֵעַ֤ל הַֽחוֹמָה֙ וַיָּ֣מָת בְּתֵבֵ֔ץ לָ֥מָּה נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם אֶל־הַֽחוֹמָ֑ה וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ גַּ֗ם עַבְדְּךָ֛ אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַחִתִּ֖י מֵֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Who smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăbîymelek · AbimelechH40
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּשֶׁתyerûbbesheth · JerubbeshethH3380
• did not a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• a pieceפֶּ֫לַחpelach · millstoneH6400
• of a millstoneרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariot: millstoneH7393
• upon him from the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• that he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• in Thebezתֵּבֵץtêbêts · ThebezH8405
• why went ye nighנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• then sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thou, Thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• the Hittiteחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:21

• Judges 9:53a woman on the roof dropped a millstone that landed on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.
• Judges 6:32From then on Gideon was called Jerub-baal, which means “Let Baal defend himself,” because he broke down Baal’s altar.
• Judges 7:1So Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon) and his army got up early and went as far as the spring of Harod. The armies of Midian were camped north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
• 2 Samuel 3:27When Abner arrived back at Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gateway as if to speak with him privately. But then he stabbed Abner in the stomach and killed him in revenge for killing his brother Asahel.
• Psalms 39:8Rescue me from my rebellion. Do not let fools mock me.
• Isaiah 14:10With one voice they all cry out, ‘Now you are as weak as we are!
• Ezekiel 16:51“Even Samaria did not commit half your sins. You have done far more detestable things than your sisters ever did. They seem righteous compared to you.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Who smote Abimelech … - This reference indicates the existence in David‘s time of the national annals of that period in an accessible form, and the king‘s habit of reading, or having read to him, the history of his country. (Compare Esther 6:1.)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. 21Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him: Compare Judges 9:54.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:21

• Abimelech
• David
• Joab
• Lasciviousness
• Thebez
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Hittite
• Approach
• David
• Grind
• Jerubbesheth
• Mill
• Samuel, Books of

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