2 Samuel 11:23

Translations

Modern

The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.

Traditional

And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

Literal

And the messenger said to David, “Indeed the men prevailed against us, and they came out against us to the field, and we were against them as far as the entrance of the gate.

Latin

Et dixit nuntius ad David: Prævaluerunt adversum nos viri, et egressi sunt ad nos in agrum: nos autem facto impetu persecuti eos sumus usque ad portam civitatis.

Original

Hebrew

English

The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.

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