2 Samuel 11:7

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.

American Standard Version (1901)

And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

Bible in Basic English

And when Uriah came to him, David put questions to him about how Joab and the people were, and how the war was going.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And Urias came to David. And David asked how Joab did, and the people, and how the war was carried on.

Free Bible Version

When Uriah came to see him, David asked him how Joab was doing, and how the army was doing, and how the war was going.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when Vriah came vnto him, Dauid demanded him how Ioab did, and howe the people fared, and how the warre prospered.

King James (Authorized) Version

And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

Translation for Translators

When he arrived, David asked if Joab was well, and if other soldiers were well, and how the war was progressing.

Unlocked Literal Bible

When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab was, how the army was doing, and how the war was going.

Noah Webster Bible

And when Uriah had come to him, David inquired of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

World English Bible

When Uriah had come to him, David asked him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

Young's Literal Translation

and Uriah cometh unto him, and David asketh of the prosperity of Joab, and of the prosperity of the people, and of the prosperity of the war.

Context

David and Bathsheba

⁶At this, David sent orders to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.⁷When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war. ⁸Then he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.

Summary

In this verse, King David's attempt to cover up his sin with Bathsheba deepens as he instructs Uriah, Bathsheba's husband, to go home and spend time with his wife. David's deceptive plan to make it appear that Uriah is the father of Bathsheba's child reveals the extent of his moral downfall. This verse marks a pivotal moment in David's life where his actions lead to a series of tragic consequences, illustrating the destructive nature of sin and the importance of repentance and seeking forgiveness.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And when Uriah was come unto him,.... To David, to whom he came first, before he went to his own house, desirous of knowing what was the special business of the king with him: David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered; he asked of the welfare of Joab the general, and of the common soldiers, and of the warriors, as the Targum, the mighty men that went along with Joab, Sa2 10:7. David seems to have been at a loss what to say to him. These questions were so mean and trivial, that it might justly give Uriah some suspicion that it could never he on this account, that he was sent for; since David could not want intelligence of such things, expresses being daily sending him.