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2 Samuel 11:4-6
Contemporary English Version
2 Samuel 11:4-6
Contemporary English Version
2-4 Late one afternoon, David got up from a nap and was walking around on the flat roof of his palace. A beautiful young woman was down below in her courtyard, bathing as her religion required.[a] David happened to see her, and he sent one of his servants to find out who she was.
The servant came back and told David, “Her name is Bathsheba. She is the daughter of Eliam, and she is the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
David sent some messengers to bring her to his palace. She came to him, and he slept with her. Then she returned home. 5 But later, when she found out that she was going to have a baby, she sent someone to David with this message: “I'm pregnant!”
6 David sent a message to Joab: “Send Uriah the Hittite to me.”
Joab sent Uriah
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- 11.2-4 as … required: This bathing was often a requirement for worshiping God.
2 Samuel 11:4-6
New International Version
2 Samuel 11:4-6
New International Version
4 Then David sent messengers to get her.(A) She came to him, and he slept(B) with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.)(C) Then she went back home. 5 The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”
6 So David sent this word to Joab: “Send me Uriah(D) the Hittite.” And Joab sent him to David.
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