2 Samuel 11:1-3
Lexham English Bible
David Commits Adultery with Bathsheba
11 It came about in the spring,[a] at the time kings[b] go out, David sent Joab and his servants with him and all of Israel. They ravaged all of the Ammonites[c] and besieged Rabbah, but David was remaining in Jerusalem. 2 It happened late one afternoon[d] that David got up from his bed and walked about on the roof of the king’s house, and he saw a woman bathing on her[e] roof. Now the woman was very beautiful.[f] 3 David sent and inquired about the woman, and someone said, “Is this not Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
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- 2 Samuel 11:1 Literally “And it happened at the turn of the year”
- 2 Samuel 11:1 According to the reading tradition (Qere); Kethib has “angels” or “messengers”
- 2 Samuel 11:1 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Samuel 11:2 Literally “at the time of the evening”
- 2 Samuel 11:2 Hebrew “the”
- 2 Samuel 11:2 Literally “very good of appearance”
2 Samuel 11:1-3
New International Version
David and Bathsheba
11 In the spring,(A) at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab(B) out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army.(C) They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah.(D) But David remained in Jerusalem.
2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof(E) of the palace. From the roof he saw(F) a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba,(G) the daughter of Eliam(H) and the wife of Uriah(I) the Hittite.”
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