When it was reported to David, ‘Uriah didn’t go home,’ David questioned Uriah, ‘Haven’t you just come from a journey? Why didn’t you go home? ’
2 Samuel 11:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Urias slept before the gate of the king's house, with the other servants of his lord; and went not down to his own house. |
When it was reported to David, ‘Uriah didn’t go home,’ David questioned Uriah, ‘Haven’t you just come from a journey? Why didn’t you go home? ’
Then David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and David got him drunk. He went out in the evening to lie down on his cot with his master’s servants, but he did not go home.
King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and committed them into the care of the captains of the guards , who protected the entrance to the king’s palace.
Whenever the king entered the Lord’s temple, the guards would carry the shields, then they would take them back to the armoury. ,
No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel will prevail against the Lord.