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2 Samuel 11

2 Samuel 11:9

David and Bathsheba · 2 Samuel 11:1–13
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Translations

Modern
But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.
Traditional
But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
Literal
And Uriah slept at the door of the house of the king with all the servants of his lord, and he did not go down to his house.
Latin
Dormivit autem Urias ante portam domus regiæ cum aliis servis domini sui, et non descendit ad domum suam.

Original

Hebrew
English
But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.

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).

Events

People

Uriah: Hittite soldier; husband of Bathsheba

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Bathsheba David Hittites Joab Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Palace Psalms, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second Uriah

Topics

Continence: Uriah David: King of Israel: Wickedly Causes the Death of Uriah Ingratitude: David to Uriah Instability: David, in Yielding to Lust Lasciviousness: David Loyalty: Uriah Uriah: One of David's Mighty Men: Summoned from Seat of War by David