2 Samuel 11:16
And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
2 Samuel 11:16 in other translations
| BSB | So as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he saw the strongest enemy soldiers. |
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| WEB | When Joab kept watch on the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men were. |
| ASV | And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass in Joab's watching of the city, that he appointeth Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men are; |
| DARBY | And it came to pass as Joab watched the city, that he assigned Urijah to a place where he knew that the valiant men were. |
| BBE | So while Joab was watching the town, he put Uriah in the place where it was clear to him the best fighters were. |
| Webster | And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew that valiant men were. |
What does 2 Samuel 11:16 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:14-27
Adulteries often occasion murders, and one wickedness is sought to be covered by another. The beginnings of sin are much to be dreaded; for who knows where they will end? Can a real believer ever tread this path? Can such a person be indeed a child of God? Though grace be not lost in such an awful case, the assurance and consolation of it must be suspended. All David's life, spirituality, and comfort in religion, we…
2 Samuel 11:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 11:16
- 1 Kings 2:5
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
- 2 Samuel 20:9-10
And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
- 2 Kings 10:6
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
- 1 Kings 21:12-14
They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
- 2 Samuel 11:21
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
- 1 Samuel 22:17-19
And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord. And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
- Acts 5:29
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
- Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
- 1 Kings 2:31-34
And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord. So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
- 2 Samuel 3:27
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
- Hosea 5:11
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
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Context
- 2 Samuel 11:15
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
- 2 Samuel 11:16
And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
- 2 Samuel 11:17
And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
2 Samuel 11:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así fué que cuando Joab cercó la ciudad, puso á Uría en el lugar donde sabía que estaban los hombres más valientes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva que, comme Joab surveillait la ville, il plaça Urie à l’endroit où il savait qu’étaient de vaillants hommes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, als Joab die Stadt einschloß, da stellte er Urija an den Ort, von dem er wußte, daß tapfere Männer daselbst waren. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Igitur cum Joab obsideret urbem, posuit Uriam in loco ubi sciebat viros esse fortissimos. |