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Themes in 2 Samuel 11

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Themes in 2 Samuel 11

2 Samuel 11:1 (show verse)

{It came about in the spring}, at the time {kings} go out, David sent Joab and his servants with him and all of Israel. They ravaged all of the {Ammonites} and besieged Rabbah, but David [was] remaining in Jerusalem.

Adultery » Instances of » David
Ammonites » Defeated by the israelites
Armies » March in ranks » Unusual winter campaign
Armies » Began their campaigns in the spring
Jerusalem » General references to
Joab » Son of david's sister » Captures rabbah
Rabbah » Also called rabbath » Captured by david
Siege » Instances of » Rabbah
Sieges » Mentioned in scripture » Rabbah

2 Samuel 11:2 (show verse)

It happened {late one afternoon} [that] David got up from his bed and walked about on the roof of the king's house, and he saw a woman bathing on her roof. Now the woman {was very beautiful}.

Adultery » Instances of » David
Bastard » Instances of » David's child by bath-sheba
Bath-sheba (bathsheba) » Adultery of
Beauty » Instances of » Bath-sheba
Beds » Used for » Reclining on by day
Chastity » Temptation to deviate from, dangerous
Covetousness » Instances of » David, of bath-sheba
David » King of israel » Commits adultery with bath-sheba
Evening » A season for » Exercise
Instability » Instances of » David, in yielding to lust
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Temptation » Exemplified » David
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » David » Adultery
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » David's adultery with the wife of
Wife » Bath-sheba

2 Samuel 11:3 (show verse)

David sent and inquired about the woman, and [someone] said, "[Is] this not Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?"

Adultery » Instances of » David
Ammiel » Father of bath-sheba » Also called eliam
Bastard » Instances of » David's child by bath-sheba
Bath-sheba (bathsheba) » Adultery of
Chastity » Temptation to deviate from, dangerous
Covetousness » Instances of » David, of bath-sheba
David » King of israel » Commits adultery with bath-sheba
Eliam » Father of bath-sheba
Hittites » Officers from, in david's army
Instability » Instances of » David, in yielding to lust
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Queens » Bath-sheba
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » David » Adultery
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » David's adultery with the wife of
Wife » Bath-sheba
Women » Queens » Bath-sheba
Women » Rulers' » Bath-sheba

2 Samuel 11:4 (show verse)

Then David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) And she returned to her house.

Adultery » Instances of » David
Bastard » Instances of » David's child by bath-sheba
Bath-sheba (bathsheba) » Adultery of
Chastity » Temptation to deviate from, dangerous
Covetousness » Instances of » David, of bath-sheba
David » King of israel » Commits adultery with bath-sheba
Defilement » Caused by » Menses
Instability » Instances of » David, in yielding to lust
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Purification » For women » After menstruation
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » David » Adultery
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » David's adultery with the wife of
Wife » Bath-sheba
Women » Instances of » Bath-sheba, in her adultery, in becoming the wife of her husband's murderer
Women » Purifications of » After menstruation

2 Samuel 11:5 (show verse)

The woman became pregnant, and she sent and told David, and she said, "I [am] pregnant."

Adultery » Instances of » David
Bastard » Instances of » David's child by bath-sheba
Bath-sheba (bathsheba) » Adultery of
Covetousness » Instances of » David, of bath-sheba
David » King of israel » Commits adultery with bath-sheba
Instability » Instances of » David, in yielding to lust
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » David » Adultery
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » David's adultery with the wife of
Wife » Bath-sheba
Women » Instances of » Bath-sheba, in her adultery, in becoming the wife of her husband's murderer

2 Samuel 11:6 (show verse)

So David sent to Joab, "Send Uriah the Hittite to me." So Joab sent Uriah to David.

David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Hittites » Remarkable persons of » Uriah
Ingratitude » Of man to man » David, to uriah
Instability » Instances of » David, in yielding to lust
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » Summoned from seat of war by david

2 Samuel 11:7 (show verse)

Uriah came to him, and David asked {how Joab and the army fared and how the war was going}.

David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Ingratitude » Of man to man » David, to uriah
Instability » Instances of » David, in yielding to lust
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » Summoned from seat of war by david

2 Samuel 11:8 (show verse)

David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." So Uriah went out from the king's house, and a gift from the king went out after him.

Ablution » Of the feet
Continence » Instances of » Uriah
David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Entertainments » Portions of, often sent to the absent
Feet » Of the jews » Washed frequently
Guests » Hospitality to » Washing the feet of
Ingratitude » Of man to man » David, to uriah
Instability » Instances of » David, in yielding to lust
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Social life » Guests advices to » Washing the feet of
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » Summoned from seat of war by david
Washing » Of feet

2 Samuel 11:9 (show verse)

But Uriah slept [at] the entrance of the king's house with all the servants of his master and did not go down to his house.

Continence » Instances of » Uriah
David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Ingratitude » Of man to man » David, to uriah
Instability » Instances of » David, in yielding to lust
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Loyalty » Instances of » Uriah
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » Summoned from seat of war by david

2 Samuel 11:10 (show verse)

They told David, "Uriah did not go down to his house." David said to Uriah, "[Are] you not coming from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?"

Continence » Instances of » Uriah
David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Ingratitude » Of man to man » David, to uriah
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » Summoned from seat of war by david

2 Samuel 11:11 (show verse)

Uriah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah [are] living in the booths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord [are] camping on the surface of the open field; and I, shall I go to my house to eat and to drink and to sleep with my wife? [By] your life and the life of your soul, I surely will not do this thing."

Armies » Encamped » In the open fields
the Armies of israel » Ark of God frequently brought with
Continence » Instances of » Uriah
David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Ingratitude » Of man to man » David, to uriah
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Patriotism » Instances of » Uriah
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » Summoned from seat of war by david
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » Noble spirit of

2 Samuel 11:12 (show verse)

David said to Uriah, "Remain here {today}, and tomorrow I will send you away." So Uriah remained in Jerusalem on that day and the next.

2 Samuel 11:13 (show verse)

David invited him, and he ate and drank in his presence {so that he became drunk}, and he went out in the evening to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.

Continence » Instances of » Uriah
David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Uriah
Drunkenness » Examples of » Uriah
Drunkenness » Instances of » Uriah
Ingratitude » Of man to man » David, to uriah
Intemperance » Examples of » Uriah
Intoxication » Examples of » Uriah
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Uriah
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » Summoned from seat of war by david

2 Samuel 11:14 (show verse)

And it happened in the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab, and he sent it by the hand of Uriah.

David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Government » Monarchical » By david
Homicide » Instances of felonious » David
Ingratitude » Of man to man » David, to uriah
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Letters » Written » By david » To joab
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » David compasses the death of

2 Samuel 11:15 (show verse)

He had written in the letter, "Put Uriah in the front, in the face of the fiercest fighting, then draw back from behind him so that he may be struck down and die."

David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Government » Monarchical » By david
Homicide » Instances of felonious » David
Ingratitude » Of man to man » David, to uriah
Joab » Son of david's sister » Captures rabbah
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » David compasses the death of

2 Samuel 11:16 (show verse)

{When Joab was besieging} the city, he put Uriah toward the place which he knew {there were valiant warriors}.

2 Samuel 11:17 (show verse)

The men of the city came out and fought with Joab. Some from the army from the servants of David fell; Uriah the Hittite also died.

2 Samuel 11:18 (show verse)

Joab sent and told David all of the news of the battle.

David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Joab » Son of david's sister » Captures rabbah
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » David compasses the death of

2 Samuel 11:19 (show verse)

He instructed the messenger, saying, "As you are finishing to speak all the news of the battle to the king,

2 Samuel 11:20 (show verse)

if the anger of the king rises and he says to you, 'Why did you go near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from [atop] the wall?

David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Joab » Son of david's sister » Captures rabbah
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Sieges » Cities invested by » Walls of, defended by the inhabitants
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » David compasses the death of
Walls » Of cities » Danger of approaching too near to, in time of war
of the cities Walls » Of rabbah

2 Samuel 11:21 (show verse)

Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerub-bosheth, if not a woman who threw an upper millstone on him from [atop] the wall and he died at Thebez? Why did you go near the wall?' Then you shall say, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite also died.'"

Abimelech » Son of gideon
David » King of israel » Wickedly causes the death of uriah
Hittites » Remarkable persons of » Uriah
Joab » Son of david's sister » Captures rabbah
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Mills » Stones used in » Often thrown down on enemies during sieges
Sieges » Cities invested by » Walls of, defended by the inhabitants
Thebez » A city » A city, at which abimelech was killed while besieging
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » David compasses the death of
Walls » Of cities » Danger of approaching too near to, in time of war

David » King of israel » Takes bath-sheba to be his wife
Error » Known to God » Hateful to God
Lasciviousness » Instances of » David
Queens » Bath-sheba
Sin » Harvest of » Hateful to God
Transgression » Known to God » Hateful to God
Uriah (urias) » One of david's mighty men » David marries the widow of
Women » Queens » Bath-sheba
Women » Rulers' » Bath-sheba
Women » Instances of » Bath-sheba, in her adultery, in becoming the wife of her husband's murderer

Thematic Bible

Themes in 2 Samuel 11

2 Samuel 11:1 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:2 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:3 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:4 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:5 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:6 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:7 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:8 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:9 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:10 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:11 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:12 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:13 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:14 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:15 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:16 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:17 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:18 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:19 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:20 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:21 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:22 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:23 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:24 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:25 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:26 (show verse)

2 Samuel 11:27 (show verse)