But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and didn’t go down to his house.
Parallel translations
- KJV But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
- BSB But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.
- NKJV But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.
- NASB But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.
- NLT But Uriah didn’t go home. He slept that night at the palace entrance with the king’s palace guard.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Prov 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.
- Job 5:12–14He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.
Themes, concepts, people & topics
Resources, by level
Commentaries & study tools
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.
Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.
Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.
Christ at the center
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.
How 2 Samuel 11:9 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
Original language
Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.