2 Samuel 11
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2 Samuel 11:2-4

2And it came to pass in an eveningtideH6256H6153, that DavidH1732 aroseH6965 from off his bedH4904, and walkedH1980 upon the roofH1406 of the king’sH4428 houseH1004: and from the roofH1406 he sawH7200 a womanH802 washingH7364 herself; and the womanH802 was veryH3966 beautifulH2896 to look uponH4758. 3And DavidH1732 sentH7971 and enquiredH1875 after the womanH802. And one saidH559, Is not this Bath–shebaH1339, the daughterH1323 of EliamH463, the wifeH802 of UriahH223 the HittiteH2850?12 4And DavidH1732 sentH7971 messengersH4397, and tookH3947 her; and she came inH935 unto him, and he layH7901 with her; for she was purifiedH6942 from her uncleannessH2932: and she returnedH7725 unto her houseH1004.3

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  1. 1. 2 Samuel 11:3 Bath–sheba: or, Bath–shuah. ↩
  2. 2. 2 Samuel 11:3 Eliam: or, Ammiel. ↩
  3. 3. 2 Samuel 11:4 for she…: or, and when she had purified herself, etc., she returned. ↩

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