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2 Samuel 11:9
2 Samuel 11:9 is verse 9 of 2 Samuel chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and didn’t go down to his house.
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2 Samuel 11:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible
7 When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.
8 Then he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.
9 But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.
10 And David was told, “Uriah did not go home.” “Haven’t you just arrived from a journey?” David asked Uriah. “Why didn’t you go home?”
11 Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
Job 5:13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
Job 5:14They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.