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 11:17 in other translations
| BSB | And when the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of David’s servants fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died. |
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| WEB | The men of the city went out and fought with Joab. Some of the people fell, even of David’s servants; and Uriah the Hittite died also. |
| ASV | And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people, even of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. |
| YLT | and the men of the city go out and fight with Joab, and there fall some of the people, of the servants of David; and there dieth also Uriah the Hittite. |
| DARBY | 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 Urijah the Hittite died also. |
| BBE | And the men of the town went out and had a fight with Joab: and a number of David's men came to their death in the fight, and with them Uriah the Hittite. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 2 Samuel 11:17 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 11:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 11:17
- Psalms 51:14
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
- 2 Samuel 12:9
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
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Context
- 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 11:18
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
2 Samuel 11:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y saliendo luego los de la ciudad, pelearon con Joab, y cayeron algunos del pueblo de los siervos de David; y murió también Uría Hetheo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les hommes de la ville sortirent et se battirent contre Joab; et il en tomba quelques-uns d’entre le peuple, d’entre les serviteurs de David, et Urie, le Héthien, mourut aussi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Männer der Stadt zogen heraus und stritten wider Joab, und es fielen etliche von dem Volke, von den Knechten Davids; und auch Urija, der Hethiter, starb. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Egressique viri de civitate, bellabant adversum Joab, et ceciderunt de populo servorum David, et mortuus est etiam Urias Hethæus. |