Kings II 11:11

11 And Urias said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Juda dwell in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; and shall I go into my house to eat and drink, and lie with my wife? how thy soul lives, I will not do this thing.

Kings II 11:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 11:11

And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand,
round about the king
As ordered, ( 2 Kings 11:8 )

from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple
from the northeast to the southeast:

along by the altar and the temple:
the altar of burnt offering, which stood in the court.

Kings II 11:11 In-Context

9 And Urias slept at the door of the king with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

10 And they brought David word, saying, Urias has not gone down to his house. And David said to Urias, Art thou not come from a journey? why hast thou not gone down to thy house?

11 And Urias said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Juda dwell in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; and shall I go into my house to eat and drink, and lie with my wife? how thy soul lives, I will not do this thing.

12 And David said to Urias, Remain here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee go. So Urias remained in Jerusalem that day and the day following.

13 And David called him, and he ate before him and drank, and he made him drunk: and he went out in the evening to lie upon his bed with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

Footnotes

• [a]. encamp.
• [b]. if I do this thing.