Bathsheba, David’s Great Sin

11 ^(A)Then it happened ^[a](B)in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel, and they brought destruction on the sons of Ammon and ^(C)besieged Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem.

² Now at evening time David got up from his bed and walked around on ^(D)the roof of the king’s house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance. ³ So David sent servants and inquired about the woman. And someone said, “Is this not ^(E)Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of ^(F)Uriah the Hittite?” ⁴ Then David sent messengers and ^[b]had her brought, and when she came to him, ^(G)he slept with her; ^(H)and when she had purified herself from her uncleanness, she returned to her house.

²⁷ When the time of mourning was over, David sent servants and ^[a]had her brought to his house and ^(A)she became his wife; then she bore him a son. But ^(B)the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the Lord.

¹⁵ So then, ^[a]be careful how you ^(A)walk, not ^(B)as unwise people but as wise, ^16 [b](C)making the most of your time, because ^(D)the days are evil. ¹⁷ Therefore do not be foolish, but ^(E)understand what the will of the Lord is.