2 Samuel 11:10
And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?
2 Samuel 11:10 in other translations
| BSB | And David was told, “Uriah did not go home.” “Haven’t you just arrived from a journey?” David asked Uriah. “Why didn’t you go home?” |
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| WEB | When they had told David, saying, “Uriah didn’t go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Haven’t you come from a journey? Why didn’t you go down to your house?” |
| ASV | And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Art thou not come from a journey? wherefore didst thou not go down unto thy house? |
| YLT | 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?' |
| DARBY | And they had told David saying, Urijah did not go down to his house; and David said to Urijah, Art thou not come from a journey? why didst thou not go down to thy house? |
| BBE | And when word was given to David that Uriah had not gone down to his house, David said to Uriah, Have you not come from a journey? why did you not go down to your house? |
| Webster | And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down to his house, David said to Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down to thy house? |
What does 2 Samuel 11:10 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:6-13
Giving way to sin hardens the heart, and provokes the departure of the Holy Spirit. Robbing a man of his reason, is worse than robbing him of his money; and drawing him into sin, is worse than drawing him into any wordly trouble whatever.
2 Samuel 11:10 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 2 Samuel 11:9
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.
- 2 Samuel 11:10
And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?
- 2 Samuel 11:11
And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
2 Samuel 11:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | E hicieron saber esto á David, diciendo: Uría no ha descendido á su casa. Y dijo David á Uría: ¿No has venido de camino? ¿por qué pues no descendiste á tu casa? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et on le rapporta à David, disant: Urie n’est pas descendu dans sa maison. Et David dit à Urie: Ne viens-tu pas de voyage? Pourquoi n’es-tu pas descendu dans ta maison? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und man berichtete es David und sprach: Urija ist nicht in sein Haus hinabgegangen. Da sprach David zu Urija: Bist du nicht von der Reise gekommen? Warum bist du nicht in dein Haus hinabgegangen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nuntiatumque est David a dicentibus: Non ivit Urias in domum suam. Et ait David ad Uriam: Numquid non de via venisti? quare non descendisti in domum tuam? |