2 Samuel 11:9 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 11:9

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Slept at the door - That is, in one of the apartments or niches in the court of the king’s house. But in Bengal servants and others generally sleep on the verandahs or porches in face of their master’s house.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Whether he suspected any thing or no, Providence put this resolution into his heart, and kept him to it, for the discovering of David's sin, and that the baffling of his design to conceal it might awaken David's conscience to confess it and repent of it. The reason he gave to David for this strange instance of self-denial and mortification was very noble,

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	vai.yish.Kav	and he lay down	H7901 →
אוּרִיָּ֗ה	'u.ri.Yah	Uriah	H223 →
פֶּ֚תַח	Pe.tach	[the] entrance of	H6607 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֵ֖ת	'et	with	H854 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
עַבְדֵ֣י	'av.Dei	[the] servants of	H5650 →
אֲדֹנָ֑יו	'a.do.Nav	lord<s> his	H113 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יָרַ֖ד	ya.Rad	he went down	H3381 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
בֵּיתֽוֹ׃	bei.To	house his	H1004 →

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Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
leads to
- Acts 5:39
  But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
- Proverbs 19:21
  Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- Jeremiah 9:23
  This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Isaiah 14:27
  The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?
- 1 Corinthians 3:19–20
  For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Samuel