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Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 11:7
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.
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Christian Standard Bible®
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing and how the war was going.
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing and how the war was going.
Hebrew Names Version
When Uriyah was come to him, David asked of him how Yo'av did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
When Uriyah was come to him, David asked of him how Yo'av did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
King James 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.
And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
Lexham English Bible
Uriah came to him, and David asked how Joab and the army fared and how the war was going.
Uriah came to him, and David asked how Joab and the army fared and how the war was going.
English Standard Version
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab was doing and how the people were doing and how the war was going.
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab was doing and how the people were doing and how the war was going.
New Century Version
When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were, and how the war was going.
When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were, and how the war was going.
New English Translation
When Uriah came to him, David asked about how Joab and the army were doing and how the campaign was going.
When Uriah came to him, David asked about how Joab and the army were doing and how the campaign was going.
Amplified Bible
When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the people were doing, and how the war was progressing.
When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the people were doing, and how the war was progressing.
New American Standard Bible
When Uriah came to him, David asked about Joab's well-being and that of the people, and the condition of the war.
When Uriah came to him, David asked about Joab's well-being and that of the people, and the condition of the war.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Vriah came vnto him, Dauid demanded him how Ioab did, and howe the people fared, and how the warre prospered.
And when Vriah came vnto him, Dauid demanded him how Ioab did, and howe the people fared, and how the warre prospered.
Legacy Standard Bible
When Uriah came to him, David asked concerning the state of Joab and the state of the people and the state of the war.
When Uriah came to him, David asked concerning the state of Joab and the state of the people and the state of the war.
Contemporary English Version
to David's palace, and David asked him, "Is Joab well? How is the army doing? And how about the war?"
to David's palace, and David asked him, "Is Joab well? How is the army doing? And how about the war?"
Complete Jewish Bible
When Uriyah had come to him, David asked him how Yo'av was doing, how the people were feeling and how the war was going.
When Uriyah had come to him, David asked him how Yo'av was doing, how the people were feeling and how the war was going.
Darby Translation
And when Urijah had come to him, David asked how Joab prospered, and how the people prospered, and how the war prospered.
And when Urijah had come to him, David asked how Joab prospered, and how the people prospered, and how the war prospered.
Easy-to-Read Version
When Uriah came, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were, and how the war was going.
When Uriah came, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were, and how the war was going.
George Lamsa Translation
And when Uriah came to him, David asked of Uriah about Joab and about the people and about the war.
And when Uriah came to him, David asked of Uriah about Joab and about the people and about the war.
Good News Translation
When Uriah arrived, David asked him if Joab and the troops were well, and how the fighting was going.
When Uriah arrived, David asked him if Joab and the troops were well, and how the fighting was going.
Literal Translation
And Uriah came to him. And David asked the peace of Joab, and the peace of the people, and of the success of the war.
And Uriah came to him. And David asked the peace of Joab, and the peace of the people, and of the success of the war.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan Vrias came to him, Dauid axed him yf it stode well with Ioab, and with the people and with the battayll.
And whan Vrias came to him, Dauid axed him yf it stode well with Ioab, and with the people and with the battayll.
American Standard Version
And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
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.
And when Uriah came to him, David put questions to him about how Joab and the people were, and how the war was going.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And whe Urias was come vnto him, Dauid demaunded of him howe Ioab did, and how the people fared, and how the warre prospered?
And whe Urias was come vnto him, Dauid demaunded of him howe Ioab did, and how the people fared, and how the warre prospered?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
King James Version (1611)
And when Uriah was come vnto him, Dauid demanded of him how Ioab did, and how the people did, and how the warre prospered.
And when Uriah was come vnto him, Dauid demanded of him how Ioab did, and how the people did, and how the warre prospered.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Urias arrived and went in to him, and David asked him how Joab was, and how the people were, and how the war went on.
And Urias arrived and went in to him, and David asked him how Joab was, and how the people were, and how the war went on.
English Revised Version
And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
Berean Standard Bible
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Vrie cam to Dauid; and Dauid axide, hou riytfuli Joab dide and the puple, and hou the batel was mynystrid.
And Vrie cam to Dauid; and Dauid axide, hou riytfuli Joab dide and the puple, and hou the batel was mynystrid.
Update Bible Version
And when Uriah came to him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
And when Uriah came to him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when Uriah had come to him, David inquired [of him] how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
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 was come to him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
When Uriah was come to him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
New King James Version
When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered.
When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered.
New Living Translation
When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and how the war was progressing.
When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and how the war was progressing.
New Life Bible
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the people were doing, and how the war was going.
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the people were doing, and how the war was going.
New Revised Standard
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the people fared, and how the war was going.
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the people fared, and how the war was going.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when Uriah had come in unto him, David asked - how Joab prospered, and how the people prospered, and how the war prospered.
And, when Uriah had come in unto him, David asked - how Joab prospered, and how the people prospered, and how the war prospered.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Urias came to David. And David asked how Joab did, and the people, and how the war was carried on.
And Urias came to David. And David asked how Joab did, and the people, and how the war was carried on.
Revised Standard Version
When Uri'ah came to him, David asked how Jo'ab was doing, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
When Uri'ah came to him, David asked how Jo'ab was doing, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
THE MESSAGE
When he arrived, David asked him for news from the front—how things were going with Joab and the troops and with the fighting. Then he said to Uriah, "Go home. Have a refreshing bath and a good night's rest." After Uriah left the palace, an informant of the king was sent after him. But Uriah didn't go home. He slept that night at the palace entrance, along with the king's servants. David was told that Uriah had not gone home. He asked Uriah, "Didn't you just come off a hard trip? So why didn't you go home?" Uriah replied to David, "The Chest is out there with the fighting men of Israel and Judah—in tents. My master Joab and his servants are roughing it out in the fields. So, how can I go home and eat and drink and enjoy my wife? On your life, I'll not do it!" "All right," said David, "have it your way. Stay for the day and I'll send you back tomorrow." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem the rest of the day. The next day David invited him to eat and drink with him, and David got him drunk. But in the evening Uriah again went out and slept with his master's servants. He didn't go home. In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. In the letter he wrote, "Put Uriah in the front lines where the fighting is the fiercest. Then pull back and leave him exposed so that he's sure to be killed." So Joab, holding the city under siege, put Uriah in a place where he knew there were fierce enemy fighters. When the city's defenders came out to fight Joab, some of David's soldiers were killed, including Uriah the Hittite. Joab sent David a full report on the battle. He instructed the messenger, "After you have given to the king a detailed report on the battle, if he flares in anger, say, ‘And by the way, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.'" Joab's messenger arrived in Jerusalem and gave the king a full report. He said, "The enemy was too much for us. They advanced on us in the open field, and we pushed them back to the city gate. But then arrows came hot and heavy on us from the city wall, and eighteen of the king's soldiers died." When the messenger completed his report of the battle, David got angry at Joab. He vented it on the messenger: "Why did you get so close to the city? Didn't you know you'd be attacked from the wall? Didn't you remember how Abimelech son of Jerub-Besheth got killed? Wasn't it a woman who dropped a millstone on him from the wall and crushed him at Thebez? Why did you go close to the wall!" "By the way," said Joab's messenger, "your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead." Then David told the messenger, "Oh. I see. Tell Joab, ‘Don't trouble yourself over this. War kills—sometimes one, sometimes another—you never know who's next. Redouble your assault on the city and destroy it.' Encourage Joab." When Uriah's wife heard that her husband was dead, she grieved for her husband. When the time of mourning was over, David sent someone to bring her to his house. She became his wife and bore him a son. But God was not at all pleased with what David had done,
When he arrived, David asked him for news from the front—how things were going with Joab and the troops and with the fighting. Then he said to Uriah, "Go home. Have a refreshing bath and a good night's rest." After Uriah left the palace, an informant of the king was sent after him. But Uriah didn't go home. He slept that night at the palace entrance, along with the king's servants. David was told that Uriah had not gone home. He asked Uriah, "Didn't you just come off a hard trip? So why didn't you go home?" Uriah replied to David, "The Chest is out there with the fighting men of Israel and Judah—in tents. My master Joab and his servants are roughing it out in the fields. So, how can I go home and eat and drink and enjoy my wife? On your life, I'll not do it!" "All right," said David, "have it your way. Stay for the day and I'll send you back tomorrow." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem the rest of the day. The next day David invited him to eat and drink with him, and David got him drunk. But in the evening Uriah again went out and slept with his master's servants. He didn't go home. In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. In the letter he wrote, "Put Uriah in the front lines where the fighting is the fiercest. Then pull back and leave him exposed so that he's sure to be killed." So Joab, holding the city under siege, put Uriah in a place where he knew there were fierce enemy fighters. When the city's defenders came out to fight Joab, some of David's soldiers were killed, including Uriah the Hittite. Joab sent David a full report on the battle. He instructed the messenger, "After you have given to the king a detailed report on the battle, if he flares in anger, say, ‘And by the way, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.'" Joab's messenger arrived in Jerusalem and gave the king a full report. He said, "The enemy was too much for us. They advanced on us in the open field, and we pushed them back to the city gate. But then arrows came hot and heavy on us from the city wall, and eighteen of the king's soldiers died." When the messenger completed his report of the battle, David got angry at Joab. He vented it on the messenger: "Why did you get so close to the city? Didn't you know you'd be attacked from the wall? Didn't you remember how Abimelech son of Jerub-Besheth got killed? Wasn't it a woman who dropped a millstone on him from the wall and crushed him at Thebez? Why did you go close to the wall!" "By the way," said Joab's messenger, "your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead." Then David told the messenger, "Oh. I see. Tell Joab, ‘Don't trouble yourself over this. War kills—sometimes one, sometimes another—you never know who's next. Redouble your assault on the city and destroy it.' Encourage Joab." When Uriah's wife heard that her husband was dead, she grieved for her husband. When the time of mourning was over, David sent someone to bring her to his house. She became his wife and bore him a son. But God was not at all pleased with what David had done,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When Uriah came to him, David asked concerning the welfare of Joab and the people and the state of the war.
When Uriah came to him, David asked concerning the welfare of Joab and the people and the state of the war.
Contextual Overview
6 And David sendeth unto Joab, `Send unto me Uriah the Hittite,' and Joab sendeth Uriah unto David; 7 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. 8 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, 9 and Uriah lieth down at the opening of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and hath not gone down unto his house. 10 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?' 11 And Uriah saith unto David, `The ark, and Israel, and Judah, are abiding in booths, and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, on the face of the field are encamping; and I -- I go in unto my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife! -- thy life, and the life of thy soul -- if I do this thing.' 12 And David saith unto Uriah, `Abide in this [place] also to-day, and to-morrow I send thee away;' and Uriah abideth in Jerusalem, on that day, and on the morrow, 13 and David calleth for him, and he eateth before him, and drinketh, and he causeth him to drink, and he goeth out in the evening to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, and unto his house he hath not gone down.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
how Joab did: Heb. of the peace of Joab, Genesis 29:6, Genesis 37:14, 1 Samuel 17:22
Reciprocal: Exodus 18:7 - welfare
Cross-References
Genesis 1:26
And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'
And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'
Genesis 3:22
And Jehovah God saith, `Lo, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life, and eaten, and lived to the age,' --
And Jehovah God saith, `Lo, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life, and eaten, and lived to the age,' --
Genesis 10:5
By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.
By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.
Genesis 10:20
These [are] sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
These [are] sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
Genesis 10:32
These [are] families of the sons of Noah, by their births, in their nations, and by these have the nations been parted in the earth after the deluge.
These [are] families of the sons of Noah, by their births, in their nations, and by these have the nations been parted in the earth after the deluge.
Genesis 11:2
and it cometh to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar, and dwell there;
and it cometh to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar, and dwell there;
Genesis 11:4
And they say, `Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower, and its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.'
And they say, `Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower, and its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.'
Genesis 11:5
And Jehovah cometh down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men have builded;
And Jehovah cometh down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men have builded;
Genesis 11:11
And Shem liveth after his begetting Arphaxad five hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
And Shem liveth after his begetting Arphaxad five hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:12
And Arphaxad hath lived five and thirty years, and begetteth Salah.
And Arphaxad hath lived five and thirty years, and begetteth Salah.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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, 2 Samuel 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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
David was forced to stoop to falsehood and dissimulation in the vain hope of hiding his sin.
