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2 Samuel 11:8

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.

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.
Good News Translation
Then he said to Uriah, "Go on home and rest a while." Uriah left, and David had a present sent to his home.
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 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 Then David sent men to Joab, saying, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David. 7 When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the people were doing, and how the war was going. 8 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. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord. He did not go down to his house. 10 When they told David that Uriah did not go down to his house, David said to Uriah, "Have you not returned from traveling a long way? Why did you not go down to your house?" 11 Uriah said to David, "The special box of the Lord, and Israel and Judah, are staying in tents. My lord Joab and the servants of my lord are staying in the open field. Should I go to my house to eat and drink and lie with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing." 12 Then David said to Uriah, "Stay here today also. Tomorrow I will let you go." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next. 13 David called him, and he ate and drank with him, and David made him drunk. In the evening Uriah went out to lie on his bed with his lord's servants. He did not go down to his house.

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. The name of one was Peleg, for the earth was divided in his day. The name of his brother was Joktan.
Genesis 10:32
These are the families of the sons of Noah. From these family groups, nations were spread over the earth after the flood.
Genesis 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let us build a city for ourselves, with a tower that touches the heavens. Let us make a name for ourselves, or else we may be sent everywhere over the whole earth."
Genesis 11:9
So the name of the city was Babel, because there the Lord mixed up the language of the whole earth. The Lord sent the people everywhere over the whole earth.
Genesis 49:7
Their anger will be punished, for it is bad. Their bad temper will be punished, for it is bad. I will divide them in Jacob and spread them apart in Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:8
When the Most High divided up the world among the nations, he divided the children of men. He set the place where each nation was to live by the number of the sons of Israel.
Luke 1:51
He has done powerful works with His arm. He has divided from each other those who have pride in their hearts.

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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