2 Samuel 11:13

And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	דָוִ֗ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
called	וַיִּקְרָא vai.yik.ra'-	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
eat	וַיֹּ֧אכַל vai.Yo.khal	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
drink	וַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּ vai.Ye.shet	H8354	to imbibe (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
before	לְפָנָ֛יו le.fa.Nav	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
drunk	וַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּ vay.sha.ke.Re.hu	H7937	to become tipsy · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
even	בָעֶ֗רֶב va.'E.rev	H6153	dusk · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
out	וַיֵּצֵ֣א vai.ye.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
lie	לִשְׁכַּ֤ב lish.Kav	H7901	to lie down (for rest · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
bed	בְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙ be.mish.ka.Vo	H4904	a bed (figuratively · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
servants	עַבְדֵ֣י 'av.Dei	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct
lord	אֲדֹנָ֔יו 'a.do.Nav	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
down	יָרָֽד ya.Rad	H3381	to descend (literally · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
house	בֵּית֖וֹ bei.To	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Habakkuk 2:15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their na…
Genesis 19:32-35 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
Exodus 32:21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 11:6-13

Uriah, we may suppose, had now been absent from his wife some weeks, making the campaign in the country of the Ammonites, and not intending to return till the end of it. The situation of his wife would bring to light the hidden works of darkness; and when Uriah, at his return, should find how he had been abused, and by whom, it might well be expected, 1. That he would prosecute his wife, according to law, and have her stoned to death; for jealousy is the rage of a man, especially a man of honour, and he that is thus injured will not spare in the day of vengeance, Pro 6:34. This Bath-sheba was apprehensive of when she sent to let David know she was with child, intimating that he was concerned…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 11:9

But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house--It is customary for servants to sleep in the porch or long gallery; and the guards of the Hebrew king did the same. Whatever his secret suspicions might have been, Uriah's refusal to indulge in the enjoyment of domestic pleasure, and his determination to sleep "at the door of the king's house," arose from a high and honorable sense of military duty and propriety (Sa2 11:11). But, doubtless, the resolution of Uriah was overruled by that Providence which brings good out of evil, and which has recorded this sad episode for the warning of the church.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 11:13

He made him drunk - Supposing that in this state he would have been off his guard, and hastened down to his house.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 11:13

And when David had called him,.... Invited him to sup with him: he did eat and drink before him; very freely and plentifully: and he made him drunk: this was another sin of David's, done in order to make him forget his oath and vow, and that being inflamed with wine, desires might be excited in him to go home and lie with his wife; but even this scheme did not succeed: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord: in the guard room, where he had lain before: but went not down to his house; for he was not so drunk but he remembered his oath, and kept his resolution not to go down to his own house; the Lord no doubt working upon his mind and disinclining him to i…

Dictionary and topics

Chronicles, Books of — The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., “Acts of the Days.” This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version “Chronicon,” and hence…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Continence · .Uriah — .Uriah
Drunkenness · .Uriah — .Uriah
Ingratitude · .David to Uriah — .David to Uriah
Lasciviousness · .David — .David
Uriah · .Summoned from seat of war by David — .Summoned from seat of war by David

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 11:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 11:6-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 11:9

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 11:13

John Gill on 2 Samuel 11:13

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 11:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 11:6-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 11:9

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 11:13

John Gill on 2 Samuel 11:13

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 11:2–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 11:11

Rashi on 2 Samuel 11:8