2 Samuel 11

2 Samuel 11

Spurgeon - As soon as ever we are conscious of sin, the right thing is not to begin to reason with the sin, or to wait until we have brought ourselves into a proper state of heart about it, but to go at once and confess the transgression unto the Lord, there and then. 2 Samuel 11:6 Then David sent to Joab, saying, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David. BGT 2 Samuel 11:6 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Δαυιδ πρὸς Ιωαβ λέγων ἀπόστειλον πρός με τὸν Ουριαν τὸν Χετταῖον καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Ιωαβ τὸν Ουριαν πρὸς Δαυιδ LXE 2 Samuel 11:6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Urias the Chettite; and Joab sent Urias to David. KJV 2 Samuel 11:6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. NET 2 Samuel 11:6 So David sent a message to Joab that said, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David. CSB 2 Samuel 11:6 David sent orders to Joab: "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David. ESV 2 Samuel 11:6 So David sent word to Joab, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." And Joab sent Uriah to David. NIV 2 Samuel 11:6 So David sent this word to Joab: "Send me Uriah the Hittite." And Joab sent him to David. NLT 2 Samuel 11:6 Then David sent word to Joab: "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent him to David. NRS 2 Samuel 11:6 So David sent word to Joab, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." And Joab sent Uriah to David. NJB 2 Samuel 11:6 David then sent word to Joab, 'Send me Uriah the Hittite,' whereupon Joab sent Uriah to David. NAB 2 Samuel 11:6 David therefore sent a message to Joab, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David. YLT 2 Samuel 11:6 And David sendeth unto Joab, 'Send unto me Uriah the Hittite,' and Joab sendeth Uriah unto David; GWN 2 Samuel 11:6 Then David sent a messenger to Joab, saying, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David. BBE 2 Samuel 11:6 And David sent to Joab saying, Send Uriah the Hittite to me. And Joab sent Uriah to David. Send me: Ge 4:7 Ge 38:18-23 1Sa 15:30 Job 20:12-14 Pr 28:13 Isa 29:13 Mt 26:70,72,74 Related Passages: JOAB'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT COVERUP Then - This is a word that expresses time, and usually describes progression in the narrative. In this context, this "THEN" is especially significant because David had clearly committed adultery and the evidence of his sin was growing day by day! THEN is like a fork in the road in David's heart and mind. One road could have led to confession and repentance, albeit this was a painful, embarrassing road on which he would have to tread. The other road led to concocting a cover-up. Whether he even saw the fork in the road, we will not know down here, but clearly David thought it much less painful to sweep his sin under the rug then to put it under the blood (forgiveness, atonement). THEN describes that moment when David choose to jettison his integrity in lieu of walking a road of hypocrisy and deception. One sin never abides alone! Unless, it is immediately confessed. -- Brian Bell David sent to Joab, saying, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David - There is no evidence that David tells Joab why he is to send Uriah. It is notable that the Hittites were one of the seven major peoples of Canaan (Deut 7:1) all of whom were to have been completely annihilated. Clearly Uriah is one Hittite who had been redeemed from the pagan lifestyle and one of David's mighty men (2Sa 23:39, 1Chr 11:41)! And David greatly underestimates the strength of Uriah's character! David's actions remind us of our first parents Adam and Eve who tried the old "cover up" trick, Moses recording "Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings." (Ge 3:7+, cf Pr 28:13+) Proverbs 6:16-19+ describes 6 things which the LORD hates and David committed several of them "a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that run rapidly to evil, a false witness who utters lies." That's a good summary of David's attempts to cover his sins (plural). Dr Warren Wiersbe has some excellent words we all need to keep on the "front burner" of our mind so that we have our loins (minds) girded for action (before) the next time we are tempted to commit some flagrant, presumptive, abominable sin against our Holy, Holy, Holy God.