2 Samuel 11:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 11:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 11:11 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 11:11 — KJV
“And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.”
— 2 Samuel 11:11 (KJV)
2 Samuel 11:11 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 11:11
“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.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:11: david, lord, servants
“But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. make...: Heb. create a creature”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:11: lord, open, then
“He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:11: lord, into, house
“And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. brake...: or, ran from thence”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:11: judah, lord, then
“And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:11: david, ark, israel
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