2 Samuel 11:14

Translations

Modern

The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.

Traditional

And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

Literal

And it came to pass in the morning that David wrote a letter to Joab, and he sent it by the hand of Uriah.

Latin

Factum est ergo mane, et scripsit David epistolam ad Joab: misitque per manum Uriæ,

Original

Hebrew

English

The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.

Notes

2 Samuel 11:1–27

David’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).

Theme notes and profiles

Bathsheba David Hittites Joab David's Response to Unfriendly Leaders Human Sexuality The Dangers of Sin

Events

Reign of David

Related verses

Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
1 Kings 21:8–10
Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
Micah 7:3–5
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
Psalm 62:9
Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
Psalm 19:13
Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
Jeremiah 9:1–4
Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Joab: Son of Zeruiah, commander of David's army Uriah: Hittite soldier; husband of Bathsheba

Glossary

Ancient Letter Writing Archaeology and the Bible Bathsheba David Hittites Jerusalem Joab Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Psalms, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second Uriah

Topics

David: King of Israel: Wickedly Causes the Death of Uriah Government: Monarchical by David Homicide: Felonious: David Ingratitude: David to Uriah Lasciviousness: David Letters: Written by David to Joab Uriah: One of David's Mighty Men: David Compasses the Death of

2 Samuel 11:14

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