The men of the city went out, and fought with Joab. Some of the people fell, even of David’s servants; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
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The men of the city went out, and fought with Joab. Some of the people fell, even of David’s servants; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
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And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
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And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people, even of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 11:17 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 12:9 Why have you despised Yahweh’s word, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
- Psalms 51:14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 11:17 And the men of the city went…
2Sa 11:17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell [some] of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
Ver. 17. And Uriah the Hittite died also.] Unjustly in respect of David and Joab, who were ipso facto children of death; but justly in respect of God; for Uriah owed a death to him, and he might call for it how and when he pleased.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the men of the city went out,.... Made…
And the men of the city went out,.... Made a sally out, as Joab expected they would, when they appeared before them at that part of the city where valiant men were:
and fought with Joab; at least with part of his army posted with Uriah:
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and there fell some of the people of the servants of David: which made David's sin the more heinous, that several lives were lost through the stratagem he devised to procure the death of Uriah; who could not be placed in a dangerous post alone, and therefore others must be sacrificed with him, as were:
and Uriah the Hittite died also; which was the thing aimed at, and the end to be answered by this scheme.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 17. Uriah the Hitite died also.] He was…
Verse 17. Uriah the Hitite died also.] He was led to the attack of a place defended by valiant men; and in the heat of the assault, Joab and his men retired from this brave soldier, who cheerfully gave up his life for his king and his country.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The men of the city went out - i.…
The men of the city went out - i. e. they made a sally and attacked the troops which were blockading the city on that side, chiefly to entice them to pursue them, and so come within shot of the archers who lined the wall 2Sa 11:20, 2Sa 11:24.
There fell some of the people ... - They, too, as well as the brave and faithful Uriah, were victims of David’s cruel artifice.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Also. Hence David prays with reason; Deliver me from…
Also. Hence David prays with reason; Deliver me from blood (sanguinibus) of many slain. He was answerable for all (Cajetan)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 17. There fell some of the people of… David…
17. There fell some of the people of… David — More, probably, than was designed or desired, so that David’s army sustained considerable loss.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. went out] Made a sally, in which, as…
17. went out] Made a sally, in which, as the messenger describes (2Sa_11:23-24), the men of Israel imprudently pursued the enemy till they were within shot of the archers on the wall, and suffered considerable loss.
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