The Meaning of 2 Samuel 11:3 Explained

2 Samuel 11:3

KJV: And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

YLT: and David sendeth and inquireth about the woman, and saith, 'Is not this Bath-Sheba, daughter of Eliam, wife of Uriah the Hittite?'

Darby: and David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Urijah the Hittite?

ASV: And David send and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 11:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And David sent and enquired after the woman. And [one] said, [Is] not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

What does 2 Samuel 11:3 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 11:1-13 - Giving Rein To Self-Indulgence

This was not an isolated sin. For some time, backsliding had been eating out David's heart. The cankerworm takes its toll before the noble tree crashes to the ground. See Psalms 51:8. Joab and his brave soldiers were in the thick of a great conflict. Rabbah was being besieged and had not fallen. It was a time when kings went out to battle, but David tarried at home. It was a fatal lethargy. If the king had been in his place, this sin would never have besmirched his character.

A look, as in Eve's case, opened the door to the devil. "Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity." However great our attainments and however high our standing, we are all liable to attack and failure; but when we abide in Christ, no weapon that hell can forge can hurt us. When we have sinned, our only safety is in instant confession. This David delayed for a year and till forced to it. He was more eager to evade the consequences than to deal with his transgression. Sober David was far worse, here, than drunken Uriah. The singular self-restraint of the soldier threw the sin of the king into terrible and disgraceful prominence. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 11

¹ While Joab besieges Rabbah, David commits adultery with Bathsheba
⁶ Uriah, sent for by David to cover the adultery, would not go home
¹⁴ He carries to Joab the letter of his death
¹⁸ Joab sends the news thereof to David
²⁶ David takes Bathsheba as his wife

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 11:3 mean?

So sent David and inquired about the woman And [someone] said [Is] not this - Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam the wife of Uriah the Hittite

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁ לָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲלוֹא־ זֹאת֙ בַּת־ שֶׁ֣בַע בַּת־ אֱלִיעָ֔ם אֵ֖שֶׁת אוּרִיָּ֥ה ؟ הַחִתִּֽי

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	So sent
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
דָּוִ֔ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁ	and inquired
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: דַּרְיׄושׁ Sense: to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require.
לָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה	about the woman
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	And [someone] said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הֲלוֹא־	[Is] not
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
זֹאת֙	this
Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
בַּת־	-
Parse: Preposition
שֶׁ֣בַע	Bathsheba
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בַּת־שֶׁבַע Sense: the wife of Uriah whom David had murdered, having had adulterous relations with her; subsequently wife of David and mother of Solomon, Shimea, Shobab, and Nathan.
בַּת־	the daughter
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: בַּת Sense: daughter.
אֱלִיעָ֔ם	of Eliam
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֱלִיעָם Sense: Bathsheba’s father.
אֵ֖שֶׁת	the wife
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
אוּרִיָּ֥ה	of Uriah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אוּרִיָּה Sense: Hittite husband of Bathsheba.
؟ הַחִתִּֽי	the Hittite
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִתִּי Sense: the nation descended from Heth, the 2nd son of Canaan; once inhabitants of central Anatolia (modern Turkey), later in north Lebanon.

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