2 Samuel 11 · Verse 9

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.
2 Samuel 11:9, King James Version

2 Samuel 11:9 in other translations

BSBBut Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.
WEBBut Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and didn’t go down to his house.
ASVBut Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
YLTand Uriah lieth down at the opening of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and hath not gone down unto his house.
DARBYAnd Urijah slept at the entrance of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
BBEBut Uriah took his rest at the door of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.
WebsterBut Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

What does 2 Samuel 11:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house--It is customary for servants to sleep in the porch or long gallery; and the guards of the Hebrew king did the same. Whatever his secret suspicions might have been, Uriah's refusal to indulge in the enjoyment of domestic pleasure, and his determination to sleep "at the door of the king's house," arose from a high and honorable sense of military duty and propriety (2Sa 11:11). But, doubtless, the resolution of Uriah was overruled by that Providence which brings good out of evil, and which has recorded this sad episode for the warning of the church. 2Sa 11:14-27. Uriah Slain.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Slept at the door - That is, in one of the apartments or niches in the court of the king's house. But in Bengal servants and others generally sleep on the verandahs or porches in face of their master's house.

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 11:9 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.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.Kavand he lay downH7901
אוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahUriahH223
פֶּ֚תַחPe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֵ֖ת'etwithH854
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
אֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.Navlord<s> hisH113
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יָרַ֖דya.Radhe went downH3381
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בֵּיתֽוֹ\׃bei.Tohouse hisH1004

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 11:9

  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

  • Job 5:12-14

    He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 5:12-14; Pr 21:30

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

Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 11:10

    And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?

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2 Samuel 11:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas Uría durmió á la puerta de la casa del rey con todos los siervos de su señor, y no descendió á su casa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Urie se coucha à l’entrée de la maison du roi avec tous les serviteurs de son seigneur, et ne descendit pas dans sa maison.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Urija legte sich am Eingang des Hauses des Königs nieder bei allen Knechten seines Herrn, und ging nicht in sein Haus hinab.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dormivit autem Urias ante portam domus regiæ cum aliis servis domini sui, et non descendit ad domum suam.