The Meaning of 2 Samuel 11:19 Explained

2 Samuel 11:19

KJV: And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

YLT: and commandeth the messenger, saying, 'At thy finishing all the matters of the war to speak unto the king,

Darby: and charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast ended telling the matters of the war to the king,

ASV: and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king,

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 11:19?

MEANING: What does 2 Samuel 11:19 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 11:19 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Samuel 11:19?

What is the context of 2 Samuel 11:19?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

What does 2 Samuel 11:19 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 11:14-27 - Adding Blood-Guiltiness To Adultery

Joab must have smiled grimly to himself when he received his master's letter. "This king of ours can sing psalms with the best, but I have to do his dirty work. He wants to rid himself of Uriah-I wonder why? Well, I'll help him to it. At any rate, he will not be able to talk to me about Abner!" 2 Samuel 3:27. It is an awful thing when the servants of God give the enemy such occasion to blaspheme.

Uriah was set in the battle-line and left to die. The king was duly notified and, on hearing the news, must have given a sigh of relief. The child could be born under cover of lawful wedlock. There was, however, a fatal flaw in the whole arrangement: The thing that David had done displeased the Lord. David and the world would hear of it again. But, oh, the bitter sorrow, that he who had spoken of walking in his house with a perfect heart, who had so great a faculty for divine fellowship, should have fallen into this double sin! The psalmist, king, lover of God-all trampled in the mud by one passionate act of self-indulgence! [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 11

¹ While Joab besieges Rabbah, David commits adultery with Bathsheba
⁶ Uriah, sent for by David to cover the adultery, would not go home
¹⁴ He carries to Joab the letter of his death
¹⁸ Joab sends the news thereof to David
²⁶ David takes Bathsheba as his wife

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 11:19 mean?

and charged - the messenger saying when you have finished - all the matters of the war telling to the king

וַיְצַ֥ו אֶת־ הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗ אֵ֛ת כָּל־ דִּבְרֵ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

וַיְצַ֥ו	and charged
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: צָוָה Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ	the messenger
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מַלְאָךְ Sense: messenger, representative.
לֵאמֹ֑ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
כְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗	when you have finished
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, second person masculine singular Root: כָּלָה Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
אֵ֛ת	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
דִּבְרֵ֥י	the matters
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה	of the war
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.
לְדַבֵּ֥ר	telling
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.

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