The Meaning of 2 Samuel 11:7 Explained

2 Samuel 11:7

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

YLT: and Uriah cometh unto him, and David asketh of the prosperity of Joab, and of the prosperity of the people, and of the prosperity of the war.

Darby: And when Urijah had come to him, David asked how Joab prospered, and how the people prospered, and how the war prospered.

ASV: And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 11:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 2 Samuel 11:7 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 11:7 mean?

And when had come Uriah to him and asked David of [his] wellbeing Joab and of the wellbeing of the people and how prospered the war

וַיָּבֹ֥א אוּרִיָּ֖ה אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל דָּוִ֗ד לִשְׁל֤וֹם יוֹאָב֙ וְלִשְׁל֣וֹם הָעָ֔ם וְלִשְׁל֖וֹם הַמִּלְחָמָֽה

וַיָּבֹ֥א	And when had come
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אוּרִיָּ֖ה	Uriah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אוּרִיָּה Sense: Hittite husband of Bathsheba.
אֵלָ֑יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל	and asked
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
דָּוִ֗ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
לִשְׁל֤וֹם	of [his] wellbeing
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שָׁלֹום Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.
יוֹאָב֙	Joab
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָב Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
וְלִשְׁל֣וֹם	and of the wellbeing
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שָׁלֹום Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.
הָעָ֔ם	of the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
וְלִשְׁל֖וֹם	and how prospered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שָׁלֹום Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.
הַמִּלְחָמָֽה	the war
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.

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