And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
Parallel translations
- WEB David sent to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” Joab sent Uriah to David.
- BSB At this, David sent orders to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.
- NKJV Then David sent to Joab, saying, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent Uriah to David.
- NASB Then David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.
- NLT Then David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.
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Quick answer
David orders Joab to send Uriah back from the front. He begins scheming to conceal his sin.
Overview
Rather than repenting, David devises a plan to make Uriah appear to be the child's father. He bends his military command structure to serve his cover-up. The verse shows sin's downward pull, as the attempt to hide wrongdoing draws David into deeper deception.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Prov 28:13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
- Gen 38:18–23And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
- Matt 26:70But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
- 1 Sam 15:30Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.
- Gen 4:7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
- Matt 26:72And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
- Matt 26:74Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
- Job 20:12–14Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
- Isa 29:13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
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God's covenant with David — a son whose throne and kingdom would last forever (7:12–16) — finds its yes in Jesus, the Son of David who reigns without end.
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