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Good News Translation

2 Samuel 11:8

Then he said to Uriah, "Go on home and rest a while." Uriah left, and David had a present sent to his home.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ablution;   Continence;   David;   Ingratitude;   Instability;   Lasciviousness;   Uriah;   Thompson Chain Reference - David;   Feet-Washing;   Guests;   Social Life;   Washing;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Entertainments;   Feet, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Uriah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Bathsheba;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Lie, Lying;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Mess;   Samuel, Books of;   Uriah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Absalom;   Ammiel;   Banquets;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Meat;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammon, Ammonites;   Foot;   Gift, Giving;   Joab;   Joseph;   Marriage;   Mess;   Samuel, Books of;   Uriah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Uriah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Bathsheba;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Nimrod;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bath;   Joab;   Mess;   Samuel, Books of;   Washing of Feet;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Baths, Bathing;   Gifts;   Uriah, Urijah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then 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.
Hebrew Names Version
David said to Uriyah, Go down to your house, and wash your feet. Uriyah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess [of food] from the king.
King James Version
And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
Lexham English Bible
David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." So Uriah went out from the king's house, and a gift from the king went out after him.
English Standard Version
Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house and wash your feet." And Uriah went out of the king's house, and there followed him a present from the king.
New Century Version
Then David said to Uriah, "Go home and rest." So Uriah left the palace, and the king sent a gift to him.
New English Translation
Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your home and relax." When Uriah left the palace, the king sent a gift to him.
Amplified Bible
Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet (spend time at home)." Uriah left the king's palace, and a gift from the king was sent out after him.
New American Standard Bible
Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." So Uriah left the king's house, and a gift from the king was sent after him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Afterward Dauid said to Vriah, Go downe to thine house, and wash thy feete. So Vriah departed out of the Kings palace, and the king sent a present after him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." And Uriah went out of the king's house, and a present from the king went out after him.
Contemporary English Version
Then David told Uriah, "Go home and clean up." Uriah left the king's palace, and David had dinner sent to Uriah's house.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then David said to Uriyah, "Go down to your house and wash your feet." Uriyah left the king's palace and was followed by a present of food from the king.
Darby Translation
And David said to Urijah, Go down to thy house and wash thy feet. And Urijah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him presents from the king.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then David said to Uriah, "Go home and relax." So Uriah left the king's palace. The king also sent a gift to Uriah.
George Lamsa Translation
Then David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and wash your feet. And Uriah went out of the kings house, and there followed him a present from the king.
Literal Translation
And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and wash your feet. And Uriah went out of the king's house, and a gift from the king went out after him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid sayde to Vrias: Go downe in to thy house, and wash thy fete. And whan Vrias wente out of the kynges palace, the kynges gifte folowed him.
American Standard Version
And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of food from the king.
Bible in Basic English
And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and let your feet be washed. And Uriah went away from the king's house, and an offering from the king was sent after him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid sayde to Urias: Go downe to thy house, & washe thy feete. And Urias departed out of the kinges palace, and there folowed him a present from the king.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David said to Uriah: 'Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet.' And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of food from the king.
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid said to Uriah, Goe downe to thy house, and wash thy feete. And Uriah departed out of the Kings house, and there followed him a messe of meat from the king.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David said to Urias, Go to thy house, and wash thy feet: and Urias departed from the house of the king, and a portion of meat from the king followed him.
English Revised Version
And David said to Uriah, Go down thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess [of meat] from the king.
Berean Standard Bible
Then 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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid seide to Vrye, Go in to thin hows, and waische thi feet. Vrye yede out fro the hows of the kyng, and the kyngis mete suede hym.
Young's Literal Translation
And David saith to Uriah, `Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet;' and Uriah goeth out of the king's house, and there goeth out after him a gift from the king,
Update Bible Version
And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house, and wash your feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess [of food] from the king.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess [of meat] from the king.
World English Bible
David said to Uriah, Go down to your house, and wash your feet. Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess [of food] from the king.
New King James Version
And David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house and wash your feet." So Uriah departed from the king's house, and a gift of food from the king followed him.
New Living Translation
Then he told Uriah, "Go on home and relax." David even sent a gift to Uriah after he had left the palace.
New Life Bible
Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." And Uriah left the king's house, and a gift from the king was sent to him.
New Revised Standard
Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." Uriah went out of the king's house, and there followed him a present from the king.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said David unto Uriah, Go down unto thy house, and bathe thy feet. And, when Uriah went out of the house of the king, there followed him, a present from the king.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David said to Urias: Go into thy house, and wash thy feet. And Urias went out from the king’s house, and there went out after him a mess of meat from the king.
Revised Standard Version
Then David said to Uri'ah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." And Uri'ah went out of the king's house, and there followed him a present from the king.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." And Uriah went out of the king's house, and a present from the king was sent out after him.

Contextual Overview

6 David then sent a message to Joab: "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent him to David. 7 When Uriah arrived, David asked him if Joab and the troops were well, and how the fighting was going. 8 Then he said to Uriah, "Go on home and rest a while." Uriah left, and David had a present sent to his home. 9 But Uriah did not go home; instead he slept at the palace gate with the king's guards. 10 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?" 11 Uriah answered, "The men of Israel and Judah are away in battle, and the Covenant Box is with them; my commander Joab and his officers are camping out in the open. How could I go home, eat and drink, and sleep with my wife? By all that's sacred, I swear that I could never do such a thing!" 12 So David said, "Then stay here the rest of the day, and tomorrow I'll send you back." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next. 13 David invited him to supper and got him drunk. But again that night Uriah did not go home; instead he slept on his blanket in the palace guardroom.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

go down: Psalms 44:21, Isaiah 29:15, Luke 12:2, Hebrews 4:13

wash: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2

there followed him: Heb. there went out after him, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 55:21

a mess: Genesis 43:34

Reciprocal: Judges 19:21 - they washed 2 Samuel 12:12 - secretly 2 Samuel 13:24 - let the king Proverbs 10:18 - that hideth

Cross-References

Genesis 10:25
Eber had two sons: one was named Peleg, because during his time the people of the world were divided; and the other was named Joktan.
Genesis 10:32
All these peoples are the descendants of Noah, nation by nation, according to their different lines of descent. After the flood all the nations of the earth were descended from the sons of Noah.
Genesis 11:4
They said, "Now let's build a city with a tower that reaches the sky, so that we can make a name for ourselves and not be scattered all over the earth."
Genesis 11:9
The city was called Babylon, because there the Lord mixed up the language of all the people, and from there he scattered them all over the earth.
Genesis 49:7
A curse be on their anger, because it is so fierce, And on their fury, because it is so cruel. I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel. I will disperse them among its people.
Deuteronomy 32:8
The Most High assigned nations their lands; he determined where peoples should live. He assigned to each nation a heavenly being,
Luke 1:51
He has stretched out his mighty arm and scattered the proud with all their plans.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David said to Uriah, go down to thy house, and wash thy feet,.... For his refreshment, and to prepare for bed, which was what he wanted to get him to:

and Uriah departed out of the king's house; in order as it might seem to the king to go to his own:

and there followed him a mess [of meat] from the king: no doubt a delicious dish, to eat with his wife before he went to bed, to excite him the more to desire the enjoyment of her this mess consisted, according to Abarbinel, of bread, wine, and flesh; and who also observes, after Ben Gersom, that the word may be interpreted of a torch to light him home to his house, being night.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A mess of meat - Compare Genesis 43:34. The word denotes the honorable portion given by the host to his chief guest.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 11:8. Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. — Uriah had come off a journey, and needed this refreshment; but David's design was that he should go and lie with his wife, that the child now conceived should pass for his, the honour of Bath-sheba be screened, and his own crime concealed. At this time he had no design of the murder of Uriah, nor of taking Bath-sheba to wife.

A mess of meat from the king. — All this was artfully contrived.


 
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