2 Samuel 11 · Verse 3

2 Samuel 11:3

And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
2 Samuel 11:3, King James Version

2 Samuel 11:3 in other translations

BSBSo David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
WEBDavid sent and inquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, Uriah the Hittite’s wife?”
ASVAnd David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
YLTand David sendeth and inquireth about the woman, and saith, ‘Is not this Bath-Sheba, daughter of Eliam, wife of Uriah the Hittite?'
DARBYand David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Urijah the Hittite?
BBEAnd David sent to get knowledge who the woman was. And one said, Is this not Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?
WebsterAnd David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

What does 2 Samuel 11:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. one said--literally, "he said to himself," Is not this Bath-sheba? &c.--She seems to have been a celebrated beauty, whose renown had already reached the ears of David, as happens in the East, from reports carried by the women from harem to harem. Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam--or Ammiel (1Ch 3:5), one of David's worthies (2Sa 23:34), and son of Ahithophel.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 The daughter of Eliam - Called, 1Chr 3:5, Ammiel; a word of the same meaning, The people of my God, The God of my people. This name expressed the covenant - I will be your God; We will be thy people.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:1-5

Observe the occasions of David's sin; what led to it. 1. Neglect of his business. He tarried at Jerusalem. When we are out of the way of our duty, we are in temptation. 2. Love of ease: idleness gives great advantage to the tempter. 3. A wandering eye. He had not, like Job, made a covenant with his eyes, or, at this time, he had forgotten it. And observe the steps of the sin. See how the way of sin is down-hill…

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2 Samuel 11:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
וַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁvai.yid.Roshand he enquiredH1875
לָֽאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.Shahof the womanH802
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הֲלוֹא\־ha.lo'-¿ notH3808
זֹאת֙zoT[is] thisH2063
בַּת\־bat-Bath-H1339
שֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'-shebaH1339
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323
אֱלִיעָ֔ם'e.li.'AmEliamH463
אֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife ofH802
אוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahUriahH223
הַחִתִּֽי\׃ha.chi.Tithe HittiteH2850

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 11:3

  • 2 Samuel 23:39

    Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:5

    And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath–shua the daughter of Ammiel:

  • Jeremiah 5:8

    They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.

  • James 1:14-15

    But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:41

    Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

  • Hosea 7:6-7

    For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire. They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sent.
Jer 5:8; Ho 7:6,7; Jas 1:14,15
Bath-sheba. or, Bath-shua. Eliam. or, Ammiel.
1Ch 3:5
Uriah.
23:39; 1Ch 11:41

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 11:2

    And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

  • 2 Samuel 11:3

    And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

  • 2 Samuel 11:4

    And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.

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2 Samuel 11:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y envió David á preguntar por aquella mujer, y dijéronle: Aquella es Bath-sheba hija de Eliam, mujer de Uría Hetheo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David envoya et s’informa de cette femme, et on lui dit: N’est-ce pas là Bath-Shéba, fille d’Éliam, femme d’Urie, le Héthien?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David sandte hin und erkundigte sich nach dem Weibe; und man sprach: Ist das nicht Bathseba, die Tochter Eliams, das Weib Urijas, des Hethiters?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Misit ergo rex, et requisivit quæ esset mulier. Nuntiatumque est ei quod ipsa esset Bethsabee filia Eliam, uxor Uriæ Hethæi.