2 Samuel 11 · Verse 8

2 Samuel 11:8

And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
2 Samuel 11:8, King James Version

2 Samuel 11:8 in other translations

BSBThen he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.
WEBDavid said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and a gift from the king was sent after him.
ASVAnd David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of food from the king.
YLTAnd David saith to Uriah, ‘Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet;' and Uriah goeth out of the king's house, and there goeth out after him a gift from the king,
DARBYAnd David said to Urijah, Go down to thy house and wash thy feet. And Urijah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him presents from the king.
BBEAnd David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and let your feet be washed. And Uriah went away from the king's house, and an offering from the king was sent after him.
WebsterAnd David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.

What does 2 Samuel 11:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house--This sudden recall, the manner of the king, his frivolous questions (2Sa 11:7), and his urgency for Uriah to sleep in his own house, probably awakened suspicions of the cause of this procedure. there followed him a mess of meat from the king--A portion of meat from the royal table, sent to one's own house or lodgings, is one of the greatest compliments which an Eastern prince can pay.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet - Uriah had come off a journey, and needed this refreshment; but David's design was that he should go and lie with his wife, that the child now conceived should pass for his, the honor of Bath-sheba be screened, and his own crime concealed. At this time he had no design of the murder of Uriah, nor of taking Bath-sheba to wife. A mess of meat from the king - All this was artfully contrived.

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.

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2 Samuel 11:8 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
לְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.Yahto UriahH223
רֵ֥דredgo downH3381
לְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.Khato house yourH1004
וּרְחַ֣ץu.re.Chatzand washH7364
רַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khafeet yourH7272
וַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318
אֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahUriahH223
מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַתֵּצֵ֥אva.te.Tze'and it went outH3318
אַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.Ravafter himH310
מַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'At[the] gift ofH4864
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 11:8

  • Genesis 18:4

    Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

  • Isaiah 29:15

    Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

  • Luke 7:44

    And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

  • Luke 12:2

    For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

  • Psalms 55:21

    The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

  • Psalms 44:21

    Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

  • Genesis 43:24

    And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

  • Genesis 19:2

    And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

  • Psalms 12:2

    They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

  • Hebrews 4:13

    Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  • Genesis 43:34

    And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
go down.
Ps 44:21; Isa 29:15; Lu 12:2; Heb 4:13
wash.
Ge 18:4; 19:2
there followed him. Heb. there went out after him.
Ps 12:2; 55:21
a mess.
Ge 43:34

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 11:7

    And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

  • 2 Samuel 11:8

    And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.

  • 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.

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2 Samuel 11:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Después dijo David á Uría: Desciende á tu casa, y lava tus pies. Y saliendo Uría de casa del rey, vino tras de él comida real.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David dit à Urie: Descends dans ta maison, et lave tes pieds. Et Urie sortit de la maison du roi, et on envoya après lui un présent de la part du roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und David sprach zu Urija: Gehe in dein Haus hinab und wasche deine Füße. Und als Urija aus dem Hause des Königs ging, kam ein Geschenk des Königs hinter ihm her.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dixit David ad Uriam: Vade in domum tuam, et lava pedes tuos. Et egressus est Urias de domo regis, secutusque est eum cibus regius.