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1. Hittite who joined the people of Israel, became a leader in David’s army, and was listed among the king’s mighty men (2 Sm 23:39; 1 Chr 11:41). Uriah’s wife was Bathsheba, with whom David committed adultery while Uriah was fighting the Ammonites. Upon learning that she was pregnant, David summoned Uriah to Jerusalem, hoping that Uriah would sleep with his wife and consider himself the child’s father. However, Uriah slept in the servants’ quarters because he was unwilling to enjoy the comforts of home while his companions were at war. The second night David again tried to entice him to sleep with his wife. Even after falling into a drunken stupor, Uriah still could not be persuaded to go home; instead, he spent the night at the palace. To deepen the intrigue, David sent Uriah back to the battle, ordering him positioned at a vulnerable place, where he was killed (2 Sm 11; Mt 1:6).

Show passage in OET: SA2 23:39

OET-RV SA2 23:39

• 39 and Uriyah the Hiti.
¶ There were thirty-seven of them in total.

OET-LV SA2 23:39

39 ʼŪriy^yāh the_Ḩittiy all _of were_thirty and_seven.

Show passage in OET: CH1 11:41

OET-RV CH1 11:41

41 Uriyah (Bat-Sheva’s (Bathsheba) husband the Hiti), Zavad (Ahlay’s son),

OET-LV CH1 11:41

41 Uriah the_Hittite Zāⱱād the _son _of ʼAḩlay.

Show passage in OET: MAT 1:6

OET-RV MAT 1:6

6 and Yishay the father of David the king.
¶ David was the father of Shelomoh (Solomon; Grk. Solomon /Salomon) through Uriyah’s (Grk. Urias) wife,

OET-LV MAT 1:6

6 and Yessai bore the Dawid the king.
And Dawid bore the Solomōn/(Shəlmoh) of the wife of_ the _Ourias/(ʼŪriy^yāh),

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2. Priest who built an altar at Jerusalem in imitation of an Assyrian model at King Ahaz of Judah’s request (2 Kgs 16:10-16).

Show passage in OET: KI2 16:10–16

OET-RV KI2 16:10

10 King Ahaz went to meet the Assyrian King Tiglat -Pileser in Damesek, and he saw the altar that was there. So he sent a drawing and the detailed measurements of the altar to the priest Uriyah.

OET-RV KI2 16:11

11 So Uriyah built the altar according to the plans that King Ahaz had sent from Damesek and had it finished before King Ahaz returned from Damesek.

OET-RV KI2 16:12

12 When the king got back to Yerushalem and saw the altar, he went up onto it

OET-RV KI2 16:13

13 and made his burnt offering and his grain offering, and he poured out his drink offering, and he sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings onto the altar.

OET-RV KI2 16:14

14 He got the bronze altar that had been dedicated to Yahweh moved back away from the temple and placed beside the newer, bigger altar.

OET-RV KI2 16:15

15 Then King Ahaz ordered Uriyah, “Use the large altar for the morning burnt offerings and the evening grain offerings, and for the king’s burnt offerings and grain offerings, and for the people’s burnt offerings and grain offerings and drink offerings. Use it for sprinkling all the blood of the burnt offerings and of the sacrifices on. But I will use the bronze altar for seeking guidance.”

OET-RV KI2 16:16

16 So Uriyah the priest put everything into effect that King Ahaz had commanded.

OET-LV KI2 16:10

10 And_ the_king ʼĀḩāz _he/it _went to_meet Tiglat pilʼeşer the _king _of ʼAshshūr Dammeseq and_he/it _saw DOM the_altar which was_in_Dammeseq and_ the_king ʼĀḩāz _he _sent to Uriah the_priest/officer DOM the _likeness _of the _altar and_DOM pattern _of_its to/from_all/each/any/every work _of_its.

OET-LV KI2 16:11

11 And_ Uriah the_priest/officer _he/it _built DOM the_altar according_to _all that the_king ʼĀḩāz he _had _sent from_Dammeseq so Uriah the_priest/officer he _did until the_king ʼĀḩāz came from_Dammeseq.

OET-LV KI2 16:12

12 And_ the_king _he _came from_Dammeseq and_ the_king _he/it _saw DOM the_altar and_ the_king _he _drew _near to the_altar and_he/it _ascended on/upon/above_him/it.

OET-LV KI2 16:13

13 And_he _made _smoke DOM offering _of_his _burnt and_DOM his/its_donation/offering and_he _poured _out DOM offering _of_his _drink and_he _sprinkled DOM the _blood _of the _peace _offerings which to_him/it on the_altar.

OET-LV KI2 16:14

14 And_DOM the_altar _of the_bronze which to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH and_he _brought _near from_with the _face _of the _house from_between the_altar and_from_between the _house _of YHWH and_he/it _gave DOM_him/it on the _side _of the _altar northward_to.

OET-LV KI2 16:15

15 And the_king ʼĀḩāz DOM Uriah the_priest/officer to_say on the_altar (the)_great make _smoke DOM the _burnt _offering _of the _morning and_DOM the _grain _offering _of the _evening and_DOM the _burnt _offering _of the_king and_DOM his/its_donation/offering and_DOM the _burnt _offering _of all _of the _people _of the_earth/land and_their _grain _of_offering and_their _drink _of_offerings and_all the_blood _of the_burnt _offering and_all the_blood _of the_sacrifice on/upon/above_him/it you _will _sprinkle and_the _altar _of (the)_bronze it _will _belong to/for_me to_consult.

OET-LV KI2 16:16

16 And_ Uriah the_priest/officer _he/it _made according_to _all that the_king ʼĀḩāz he _commanded.

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3. Priest who was the father of Meremoth. Meremoth weighed the silver, gold, and vessels for the temple (Ezr 8:33) and built portions of the Jerusalem wall during the days of Nehemiah (Neh 3:4, 21 OET NEH 3:4 · OET NEH 3:21).

Show passage in OET: EZR 8:33

OET-RV EZR 8:33

33 On the fourth day, the gold and silver and the containers and utensils were weighed out in the temple—being handed over to Uriyah’s son Meremot, the priest, and with him was Pinhas’s son Eleazar (and with them were Yeshua’s son Yozavad, and Binuy’s son Noadyah, the Levites).

OET-LV EZR 8:33

33 And_on_day the_fourth it _was _weighed _out the_silver and_the_gold and_the_vessels in_house _of our _god _of_our on the _hand _of Mərēmōt the _son _of ʼŪriy^yāh the_priest/officer and_was_with_him ʼElˊāzār the _son _of Pinḩāş and_were_with_them Yōzāⱱād/(Jozabad) the _son _of Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) and_Nōˊad^yāh the _son _of Binnūy the_Lēviyyiy.

Show passage in OET: NEH 3:4; NEH 3:21

OET-RV NEH 3:4

4 Uriyah’s son Meremot (the son of Hakots’s son Uriyah) rebuilt a section, as did Meshulam (son of Mesheyzavel’s son Berekyah) and Ba’ana’s son Tsadok.

OET-RV NEH 3:21

21 Next to him was Meremot (son of Hakots’ son Uriyah) who repaired another section from the doorway of Elyashiv’s house to the end of it.

OET-LV NEH 3:4

4 And_on hand _of_their Mərēmōt the _son _of ʼŪriy^yāh the _son _of Haqqōʦ he _repaired and_on hand _of_their Məshullām the _son _of Berek^yāh the _son _of Məshēyzaⱱ^ʼēl he _repaired and_on hand _of_their Tsādōq/(Zadok) the _son _of Baˊₐnāʼ he _repaired.

OET-LV NEH 3:21

21 After_him Mərēmōt the _son _of ʼŪriy^yāh the _son _of Haqqōʦ he _repaired a _measured _portion second from_the _entrance _of the _house _of ʼElyāshiyⱱ and_unto the _end _of the _house _of ʼElyāshiyⱱ.

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4. One of the men who stood to Ezra’s right when Ezra read the law to the people (Neh 8:4). He is perhaps the same man as #3 above.

Show passage in OET: NEH 8:4

OET-RV NEH 8:4

4 Ezra the scribe stood on a raised wooden platform that they had made especially for this purpose. Standing on his right were Matityah, Shema, Anayah, Uriyah, Hilkiyah, and Ma’aseyah, and on his left stood Pedayah, Mishael, Malkiyah, Hashum, Hashbadanah, Zekaryah (Zechariah), and Meshulam.

OET-LV NEH 8:4

4 And_ ˊEzrāʼ the_scribe _he _stood on a _high _platform _of wood which people _had _made to_the _message/thing/matter and_he _stood beside_him Mattit^yāh and_Shemaˊ and_ˊAnā^yāh and_ʼŪriy^yāh and_Ḩilqiy^yāh and_Maˊₐsē^yāh on hand _of_his _right and_were_from_left _of_his Pədā^yāh and_Mīshā^ʼēl and_Malkīy^yāh and_Ḩāshum and_Ḩashbaddānāh Zəkar^yāh Məshullām.

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5. Priest whom Isaiah took as a witness (Is 8:2). He is perhaps the same man as #2 above.

Show passage in OET: ISA 8:2

OET-RV ISA 8:2

2 and I’ll get my reliable witnesses to attest for me: the priest Uriyah, and Yeverekyah’s son Zekaryah (Zechariah).

OET-LV ISA 8:2

2 And_I _will _call _as _witness to/for_me witnesses reliable DOM ʼŪriy^yāh the_priest/officer and_DOM Zəkar^yāh the _son _of Yəⱱerek^yāhū/(Jeberekiah).

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6. Prophet and Shemaiah’s son from Kiriath-jearim. Uriah enraged King Jehoiakim by prophesying against Judah and Jerusalem. Fearing for his life, Uriah fled to Egypt but was eventually abducted and brought back to King Jehoiakim, who subsequently put him to death (Jer 26:20-23).

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