2 Samuel 11:9

But Urias slept before the gate of the king's house, with the other servants of his lord, and went not down to his own house.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8And David said to Urias: Go into thy house, and wash thy feet. And Urias went out from the king's house, and there went out after him a mess of meat from the king.

10And it was told David by some that said: Urias went not to his house. And David said to Urias: Didst thou not come from thy journey? why didst thou not go down to thy house?

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Cross References

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 11:7-14

David's Contrivance to Hide His Crime; David's Contrivance Defeated. ( b. c. 1037.) 6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. 7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. 8 And 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 meat from the king. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with… Read the whole commentary →

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