2 Samuel 11 · Verse 5

2 Samuel 11:5

And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

2 Samuel 11:5, King James Version

2 Samuel 11:5 in other translations

BSB	And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”
WEB	The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.”
ASV	And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
YLT	and the woman conceiveth, and sendeth, and declareth to David, and saith, ‘I am conceiving.'
DARBY	And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
BBE	And the woman became with child; and she sent word to David that she was with child.
Webster	And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

What does 2 Samuel 11:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

5. the woman conceived, and sent and told David--Some immediate measures of concealing their sin were necessary, as well for the king's honor as for her safety, for death was the punishment of an adulteress (Le 20:10).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 5 And the woman conceived - A proof of the observation on 2Sam 11:4; as that is the time in which women are most apt to conceive.

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 11:5 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.

וַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH2029

הָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802

וַתִּשְׁלַח֙va.tish.Lachand she sentH7971

וַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.Gedand she toldH5046

לְדָוִ֔דle.da.Vidto DavidH1732

וַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559

הָרָ֥הha.Rah[am] pregnantH2030

אָנֹֽכִי\׃'a.No.khiIH595

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 11:5

Deuteronomy 22:22
If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
Proverbs 6:34
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

I am with child.
De 22:22; Pr 6:34

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

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.
2 Samuel 11:5
And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
2 Samuel 11:6
And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

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2 Samuel 11:5 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y concibió la mujer, y enviólo á hacer saber á David, diciendo: Yo estoy embarazada.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et la femme conçut; et elle envoya, et informa David et dit: Je suis enceinte.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und das Weib wurde schwanger; und sie sandte hin und berichtete es David und sprach: Ich bin schwanger.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	et reversa est domum suam concepto fœtu. Mittensque nuntiavit David, et ait: Concepi.