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2 Samuel 11:7

DavidJoabUriah

5 And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”

6 At this, David sent orders to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.

When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.

8 Then he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.

9 But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.

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BSB
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.
KJV
And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
WEB
When Uriah had come to him, David asked him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
ASV
And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
DARBY
And when Urijah had come to him, David asked how Joab prospered, and how the people prospered, and how the war prospered.
BLB
And Uriah had come to him, and David asked of the welfare of Joab and of the welfare of the people, and of the welfare of the war.
ÅB
Da Uria kom til ham, spurte David ham om det sto vel til med Joab og med krigsfolkene, og hvordan det gikk med krigen.
OTB
Da Uria kom til ham, spurte David om Joabs velbefinnende og folkets velbefinnende og om hvordan krigen sto til.
B1930
Da Uria kom til ham, spurte David ham om det stod vel til med Joab og med krigsfolkene, og hvorledes det gikk med krigen.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 17:22

    Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

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  • Genesis 37:14

    Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,

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  • Genesis 29:6

    “Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”

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