2 Samuel 11:9 - Plain English Version

⁹ But Uriah didn’t go back to sleep at his own house. He went and slept outside, where David’s working men used to sleep.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ 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.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ 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.

Common English Bible

⁹ However, Uriah slept at the palace entrance with all his master’s servants. He didn’t go down to his own house.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ But Uriah slept before the gate of the king's house, with the other servants of his lord, and he did not go down to his own house.

2 Samuel 11:9 Cross References

2 Samuel 11:10

The next day, one working man told David, “Uriah did not go and sleep at his own house.” David said, “Go and get him.” Uriah came, and David asked him, “Why didn’t you go home and have a rest? You need a break from the fighting.”

2 Samuel 11:13

David gave him lots of food and wine to make him confused. He kept on saying, “Drink some more of this.” So Uriah got properly drunk. But still he didn’t go home to his wife. He went and slept outside with the working men, like before.