2 Samuel 11:13

And David called him, and he did eat before him, and drank, and he made him drunk,—and he went forth in the evening to lie down on his bed, with the servants of his lord, but, unto his own house, went he not down.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12Then said David unto Uriah—Abide here to-day also, and, to-morrow, will I let thee go. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

14And so it was, in the morning, that David wrote a letter unto Joab,—and sent it by the hand of Uriah;

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Cross References

Genesis 19:32Come on! let us cause our father to drink wine and let us lie with him, that we may keep alive from our father, a seed.

Proverbs 20:1Wine is, a scoffer, and strong drink, a brawler, every one therefore who erreth therein, is unwise.

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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