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2 Samuel 11:6

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 11:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And David sent to Joab, [saying], Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And David sent to Joab, [saying], Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
2 Samuel 11:6 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3And 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?
4And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned unto her house.
5And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
6And David sent to Joab, [saying], Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
7And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
8And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king`s house, and there followed him a mess [of food] from the king.
9But 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 do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And David sent to Joab, etc.] Who was with the army besieging Rabbah, which, according to Bunting f179, was sixty four miles from Jerusalem: [saying], send me Uriah the Hittite; the scheme David had contrived in his mind was to get Uriah home to his wife for a few days, that it might be thought the child she had conceived was his, whereby the sin of David, and her own, might be concealed: and Joab sent Uriah to David; not knowing his business, and besides it was his duty to obey his command.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Send me: Gen 4:7, Gen 38:18-23; Sa1 15:30; Job 20:12-14; Pro 28:13; Isa 29:13; Mat 26:70, Mat 26:72, Mat 26:74 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 11:7”
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