2 Samuel 11:7

When Uriah had come to him, David asked him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

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WEBBE

When Uriah had come to him, David asked him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

BSB

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

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.

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.

BBE

And when Uriah came to him, David put questions to him about how Joab and the people were, and how the war was going.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–13

Giving way to sin hardens the heart, and provokes the departure of the Holy Spirit. Robbing a man of his reason, is worse than robbing him of his money; and drawing him into sin, is worse than drawing him into any wordly trouble whatever.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.