Tree of Life Version
2 Samuel 11:4
4Then David sent messengers and took her when she came to him, and he lay with her. (She had purified herself from her uncleanness). Then she returned to her house.
2 Samuel 11:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
- New International Version (NIV)Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.) Then she went back home.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house.
Context of 2 Samuel 11:4
2One evening David rose from his bed and strolled on the roof of the royal palace. Then from the roof he saw a woman washing—a very beautiful woman. 3So David sent someone to inquire about the woman, and he reported, “Isn’t this Bath-sheba, daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” Then David sent messengers and took her when she came to him, and he lay with her. (She had purified herself from her uncleanness). Then she returned to her house. 5The woman conceived and sent word to David saying, “I’m pregnant.” 6So David sent a message to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.
Read all of 2 Samuel 112 Samuel 11:4 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ דָּוִ֨ד מַלְאָכִ֜ים וַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָ וַתָּב֤וֹא אֵלָיו֙ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב עִמָּ֔הּ וְהִ֥יא מִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁת מִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּ וַתָּ֖שָׁב אֶל־בֵּיתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
- and tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- her; and she came inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- unto him, and he layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
- with her; for she was purifiedקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
- from her uncleannessטֻמְאָהţûm'âh · uncleannessH2932
- and she returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- unto her houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:4
- Genesis 39:7Now after these things, the master’s wife lifted up her eyes at Joseph and said, “Come, lie down with me!”
- Job 31:9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
- Psalms 50:18When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and your portion is with adulterers.
- Psalms 51:1For the music director: a psalm of David,
- James 1:14But each one is tempted when he is dragged away and enticed by his own desire.
- Leviticus 12:2“Speak to Bnei-Yisrael, instructing: If a woman conceives and bears a male child, then she will be unclean for seven days, as in the days of her niddah she will be unclean.
- Leviticus 15:19“If a woman has a discharge, and her discharge from her body is blood, she shall be in her niddah seven days. And whoever touches her will be unclean until the evening.
- Leviticus 18:19“You are not to approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in the impurity of her niddah .
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4And she came in unto him - We hear nothing of her reluctance, and there is no evidence that she was taken by force.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4It is not clear whether Bathsheba came to David’s palace by her own choice. David was the king, and Bathsheba was a subject under his authority. This unequal power relationship means that she may not have been free to refuse his summons. The text does not record any protest from Bathsheba, unlike other passages where protest is clearly stated (compare 2 Samuel 13:12–13). Afterward, she married David, bore him another son, and later urged David to name…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. David sent messengers, and took her--The despotic kings of the East, when they take a fancy for a woman, send an officer to the house were she lives, who announces it to be the royal pleasure she should remove to the palace. An apartment is there assigned to her; and if she is made queen, the monarch orders the announcement to be made that he has made choice of her to be queen. Many instances in modern Oriental history show the ease and despatch with…Read the comment
Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:4
In the dictionaries
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
Tree of Life Version — © 2015 The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society
Commentaries