The Meaning of 2 Samuel 11:9 Explained

2 Samuel 11:9

KJV: 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.

YLT: and 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.

Darby: And Urijah slept at the entrance of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

ASV: 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.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 11:9?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 2 Samuel 11:9 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 11:9 mean?

But slept Uriah at the door of house of the king with all the servants of his lord and not did go down to his house

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב אוּרִיָּ֗ה פֶּ֚תַח בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־ עַבְדֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָרַ֖ד אֶל־ בֵּיתֽוֹ

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	But slept
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁכַב Sense: to lie down.
אוּרִיָּ֗ה	Uriah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אוּרִיָּה Sense: Hittite husband of Bathsheba.
פֶּ֚תַח	at the door
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פֶּתַח Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
בֵּ֣ית	of house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	of the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
עַבְדֵ֣י	the servants
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
אֲדֹנָ֑יו	of his lord
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָדֹון Sense: firm, strong, lord, master.
וְלֹ֥א	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יָרַ֖ד	did go down
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
בֵּיתֽוֹ	his house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.

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