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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He instructed the messenger: &#8220When you have finished giving the king this account of the battle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He told his messenger, “Report all the news of the battle to the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he instructed the messenger, “When you have finished telling all the news about the fighting to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and instructed the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king a full account of the battle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and charged the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling the matters of the war to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He ordered the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the events of the war to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He charged the messenger, saying, &#8220When you have finished telling all the events of the war to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he charged the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the events of the war to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the events of the war to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he commanded the messenger, “When you have finished reporting all the events of the war to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He commanded the messenger, “When you’ve finished telling the king all the details of the battle—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He commanded the messenger, &#8220When you&#8217ve finished telling the king all the details of the battle—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He gave the messenger these orders: When you finish telling the king everything that has happened, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />And he commanded the messenger, "When you finish telling the king about the battle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and he instructed the messenger, "After you have told the king all about the battle, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He instructed the courier, "When you have finished conveying all the news about the battle to the king, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and instructed the messenger, ?When you have finished giving the king a full account of the battle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He instructed the messenger as follows: "When you finish giving the battle report to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and he commanded the messenger, saying, "When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and commands the messenger, saying, “At your finishing all the matters of the war to speak to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and commandeth the messenger, saying, 'At thy finishing all the matters of the war to speak unto the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And be will command the messenger, saying, When thou finishest all the words of the war to speak to the king,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he charged the messenger, saying: When thou hast told all the words of the battle to the king, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he instructed the messenger, saying: “When you have completed all the words about the war to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />instructing the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king all the details of the battle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and he instructed the messenger, “When you have finished telling the king all the news about the fighting,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Joab charged the messenger, saying, When you have finished telling everything which took place in the battle to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yuab commanded the Messenger and he said to him: “Whenever you are done telling the King everything that happened in the battle<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and he charged the messenger, saying: 'When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast finished reporting all the events of the war to the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/11-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=2733" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/11.htm">David Arranges Uriah's Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Joab sent to David a full account of the battle <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: way·ṣaw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">and instructed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: ham·mal·’āḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">the messenger,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kə·ḵal·lō·wṯ·ḵā (Prep-k:: V-Piel-Inf:: 2ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">“When you have finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: lə·ḏab·bêr (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">giving</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the details</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: ham·mil·ḥā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">of the battle,</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">2 Samuel 12:9-10</a></span><br />Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites. / Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-5.htm">1 Kings 15:5</a></span><br />For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. / For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6</a></span><br />and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/20-1.htm">1 Chronicles 20:1</a></span><br />In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3-5</a></span><br />When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. / For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah / Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a></span><br />After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">1 Kings 2:5-6</a></span><br />Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet. / So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-32.htm">1 Kings 2:32</a></span><br />The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-6.htm">Romans 4:6-8</a></span><br />And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: / “Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-8.htm">1 Kings 14:8</a></span><br />I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a></span><br />For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-6.htm">1 Kings 11:6</a></span><br />So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-33.htm">1 Kings 11:33-34</a></span><br />For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did. / Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">1 Kings 9:4</a></span><br />And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And charged the messenger, saying, When you have made an end of telling the matters of the war to the king,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">Account</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-28.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-11.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-11.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-18.htm">End</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">Events</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-18.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">Finishing</a> <a href="/ruth/2-15.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-10.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-15.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-20.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-26.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-2.htm">Account</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-25.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-5.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-28.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-17.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-20.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-41.htm">Events</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-36.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-41.htm">Finishing</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-43.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-21.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-22.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-22.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-28.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-13.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-1.htm">While Joab besieges Rabbah, David commits adultery with Bathsheba</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-6.htm">Uriah, sent for by David to cover the adultery, would not go home.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-14.htm">He carries to Joab the letter of his death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">Joab sends the news thereof to David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-26.htm">David takes Bathsheba as his wife</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and instructed the messenger</b><br>In the context of ancient Israel, communication between military leaders and the king was often conducted through messengers. This reflects the hierarchical structure of the society and the importance of direct communication in military matters. The use of a messenger indicates the seriousness of the situation and the need for accurate and timely information. In the broader biblical narrative, messengers often play crucial roles in delivering important news or commands, as seen with the angelic messengers in the New Testament.<p><b>“When you have finished giving the king a full account of the battle,</b><br>This phrase highlights the expectation of a comprehensive report, which was crucial for the king to make informed decisions. The battle in question is part of David's campaign against the Ammonites, a conflict rooted in earlier tensions (2 Samuel 10). The need for a full account underscores the importance of transparency and accountability in leadership. In biblical history, battles often had significant theological implications, as victories and defeats were seen as reflections of divine favor or judgment. This expectation of a detailed report can be compared to the thoroughness required in the reports given by the spies sent by Moses in <a href="/numbers/13.htm">Numbers 13</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who orchestrated the events leading to the death of Uriah to cover up his sin with Bathsheba.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joab.htm">Joab</a></b><br>The commander of David's army, who followed David's orders to place Uriah in the front lines of battle.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uriah_the_hittite.htm">Uriah the Hittite</a></b><br>A loyal soldier in David's army and the husband of Bathsheba, whom David sought to eliminate.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bathsheba.htm">Bathsheba</a></b><br>The wife of Uriah, with whom David committed adultery.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where David resided and from where he sent the messenger to Joab.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>David's actions remind us that sin often leads to a chain of events with far-reaching consequences. We must be vigilant in guarding our hearts and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_accountability.htm">The Importance of Accountability</a></b><br>David lacked accountability, which led to his moral failure. We should seek accountability partners in our spiritual walk to help us stay true to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_forgiveness.htm">Repentance and Forgiveness</a></b><br>Despite David's grave sins, his account also highlights the power of genuine repentance and God's willingness to forgive. We should never hesitate to seek God's forgiveness, no matter the sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_power_and_complacency.htm">The Dangers of Power and Complacency</a></b><br>David's position as king may have contributed to his sense of invulnerability. We must remain humble and aware of our weaknesses, regardless of our status or achievements.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_messengers.htm">The Role of Messengers</a></b><br>The messenger in this passage plays a crucial role in communication. We should be mindful of how we convey messages, ensuring they align with truth and integrity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_david's_promise_to_shimei_change.htm">How can 2 Samuel 19:18-23 reconcile David's promise to spare Shimei with later biblical texts (e.g., 1 Kings 2:8-9) commanding his execution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_king_david_deceive_and_kill.htm">Why does King David, described elsewhere as righteous (1 Kings 15:5), resort to deceit and murder in 2 Samuel 11:14-17?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_abijah's_mother_michaiah_or_maachah.htm">What was King Abijah's mother's name: Michaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2) or Maachah (2 Chronicles 11:20), given Absalom's only daughter was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_2_sam_11_1_match_spring_war_evidence.htm">How does 2 Samuel 11:1 align with historical or archaeological evidence that kings only went to war in the spring?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/11-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and instructed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַ֥ו</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣaw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the messenger,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mal·’āḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A messenger, of God, an angel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“When you have finished</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḵal·lō·wṯ·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">giving</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדַבֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the details</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(diḇ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the battle,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mil·ḥā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/11-19.htm">2 Samuel 11:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/11-19.htm">2 Samuel 11:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/11-19.htm">2 Samuel 11:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/11-19.htm">2 Samuel 11:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/11-19.htm">2 Samuel 11:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/11-19.htm">2 Samuel 11:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/11-19.htm">2 Samuel 11:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/11-19.htm">2 Samuel 11:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/11-19.htm">2 Samuel 11:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/11-19.htm">2 Samuel 11:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/11-19.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 11:19 And he commanded the messenger saying When (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 11:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 11:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/11-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 11:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 11:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>