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2 Samuel 11:1-2
Common English Bible
2 Samuel 11:1-2
Common English Bible
David and Bathsheba
11 In the spring,[a] when kings[b] go off to war, David sent Joab, along with his servants and all the Israelites, and they destroyed the Ammonites, attacking the city of Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.
2 One evening, David got up from his couch and was pacing back and forth on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful.
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- 2 Samuel 11:1 Or At the turn of the year
- 2 Samuel 11:1 LXX, Tg, Vulg; MT messengers
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