2 Samuel 11:13

What does 2 Samuel 11:13 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 11:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And when David sent for him, he took meat and drink with him, and David made him the worse for drink: and when evening came, he went to rest on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and David calleth for him, and he eateth before him, and drinketh, and he causeth him to drink, and he goeth out in the evening to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, and unto his house he hath not gone down.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And David called him to eat and to drink before him, and he made him drunk: and he went out in the evening, and slept on his couch with the servants of his lord, and went not down into his house.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And David invited him, and he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but did not go down to his house.

Context

v.12And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

v.13This passage

v.14And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Habakkuk 2:15

    Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

  • Proverbs 20:1

    Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

  • Genesis 19:32

    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 a great sin upon them?

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