2 Samuel 11:11-12

11 Uriah said to David, "¹The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and ²the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Shall I then go to my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing."

12 Then David said to Uriah, "³Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you go." So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next.

2 Samuel 11:11-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 11

This chapter begins with the destruction of the Ammonites, and the siege of Rabbah their chief city, 2Sa 11:1; and enlarges on the sins of David in committing adultery with Bathsheba, 2Sa 11:2-5; in contriving to conceal his sin by sending for her husband home from the army, 2Sa 11:6-13; in laying a scheme for the death of him by the hand of the Ammonites, 2Sa 11:14-25; and in marrying Bathsheba when he was dead, 2Sa 11:26,27.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Samuel 7:2, 6
• 2. 2 Samuel 20:6
• 3. Job 20:12-14

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "booths"
• [b]. Lit "morrow"