2 Samuel 11:10 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 11:10

8 And David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and ^awash your feet.” So Uriah departed from the king’s house, and a gift of food from the king followed him.

9 But Uriah slept at the ^adoor of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.

10 So when they told David, saying, “Uriah did not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Did you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?”

11 And Uriah said to David, ^a“The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and ^bmy lord Joab and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields. Shall I then go to my house to eat and drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.”

12 Then David said to Uriah, “Wait here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next.

13 Now when David called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him ^adrunk. And at evening he went out to lie on his bed ^bwith the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.

14 In the morning it happened that David ^awrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may ^abe struck down and die.”

16 So it was, while Joab besieged the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew there were valiant men.

17 Then the men of the city came out and fought with Joab. And some of the people of the servants of David fell; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war,

19 and charged the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling the matters of the war to the king,

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 11:10

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American Standard Version
And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Art thou not come from a journey? wherefore didst thou not go down unto thy house?

Amplified® Bible
When they told David, Uriah did not go down to his house, David said to Uriah, Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?

Contemporary English Version
Someone told David that Uriah had not gone home. So the next morning David asked him, "Why didn't you go home? Haven't you been away for a long time?"

Darby English Version
And they had told David saying, Urijah did not go down to his house; and David said to Urijah, Art thou not come from a journey? why didst thou not go down to thy house?

Good News Bible
When David heard that Uriah had not gone home, he asked him, "You have just returned after a long absence; why didn't you go home?"

King James Version
And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?

New American Standard Bible
Now when they told David, saying, "Uriah did not go down to his house, David said to Uriah, "Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?""

New International Version
When David was told, "Uriah did not go home," he asked him, "Haven't you just come from a distance? Why didn't you go home?"

New King James Version
So when they told David, saying, “Uriah did not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Did you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now when they told David, saying, "Uriah did not go down to his house," David said to Uriah, "Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?"

Revised Standard Version
When they told David, "Uri'ah did not go down to his house," David said to Uri'ah, "Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?"

Young's Literal Translation
And they declare to David, saying, `Uriah hath not gone down unto his house;' and David saith unto Uriah, `Hast thou not come from a journey? wherefore hast thou not gone down unto thy house?'

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