2 Samuel 11:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 11:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 11:3 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uri..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 11:3 — KJV
“And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? Bathsheba: or, Bathshuah Eliam: or Ammiel”
— 2 Samuel 11:3 (KJV)
2 Samuel 11:3 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 11:3
“But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them. railed...: Heb. flew upon them”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:3: david, sent, one
“For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:3: sent, one, daughter
“And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel: Shimea: or, Shammua Bathshua: or, Bathsheba Ammiel: or, Eliam”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:3: bathsheba, daughter, eliam
“The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:3: david, woman, one
“And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:3: after, one, daughter
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