2 Samuel 11
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2 Samuel 11:4-15

4And DavidH1732 sentH7971 messengersH4397, and tookH3947 her; and she cameH935 in unto him, and he layH7901 with her (for she was purified from her uncleannessH2932); and she returnedH7725 unto her houseH1004. 5And the womanH802 conceivedH2029; and she sentH7971 and toldH5046 DavidH1732, and saidH559, I am with child.

6And DavidH1732 sentH7971 to JoabH3097, saying, SendH7971 me UriahH223 the HittiteH2850. And JoabH3097 sentH7971 UriahH223 to DavidH1732. 7And when UriahH223 was comeH935 unto him, DavidH1732 askedH7592 of him how JoabH3097 did, and how the peopleH5971 fared, and how the warH4421 prospered. 8And DavidH1732 saidH559 to UriahH223, GoH3318 down to thy houseH1004, and washH7364 thy feetH7272. And UriahH223 departed out of the king’sH4428 houseH1004, and there followed him a mess of food from the kingH4428. 9But UriahH223 slept at the doorH6607 of the king’sH4428 houseH1004 with all the servantsH5650 of his lordH113, and wentH3381 not downH3381 to his houseH1004. 10And when they had toldH5046 DavidH1732, sayingH559, UriahH223 wentH935 not downH3381 unto his houseH1004, DavidH1732 saidH559 unto UriahH223, Art thou not comeH935 from a journeyH1870? wherefore didst thou not goH935 down unto thy houseH1004? 11And UriahH223 saidH559 unto DavidH1732, The arkH727, and IsraelH3478, and JudahH3063, abide in boothsH5521; and my lordH113 JoabH3097, and the servantsH5650 of my lordH113, are encampedH2583 in the open fieldH7704; shall I then goH935 into my houseH1004, to eatH398 and to drinkH8354, and to lieH7901 with my wifeH802? as thou livest, and as thy soulH5315 liveth, I will not do this thingH1697. 12And DavidH1732 saidH559 to UriahH223, Tarry hereH2088 to-day alsoH1571, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. So UriahH223 abode in JerusalemH3389 that dayH3117, and the morrow. 13And when DavidH1732 had calledH7121 him, he did eatH398 and drinkH8354 before him; and he made him drunkH7937: and at even he wentH3318 out to lieH7901 on his bedH4904 with the servantsH5650 of his lordH113, but wentH3318 not downH3381 to his houseH1004.

14And it came to pass in the morningH1242, that DavidH1732 wroteH3789 a letterH5612 to JoabH3097, and sentH7971 it by the handH3027 of UriahH223. 15And he wroteH3789 in the letterH5612, sayingH559, Set ye UriahH223 in the forefront of the hottest battleH4421, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and dieH4191.

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