2 Samuel 11

1And it came to pass, after the yearH8141 had endedH8666, at the timeH6256 when kingsH4428H4397 go forthH3318 to battle, that DavidH1732 sentH7971 JoabH3097, and his servantsH5650 with him, and all IsraelH3478; and they destroyedH7843 the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983, and destroyedH6696 RabbahH7237. But DavidH1732 tarried stillH3427 at JerusalemH3389.1 2And it came to pass in an eveningH6153H6256, 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 BathshebaH1339, the daughterH1323 of EliamH463, the wifeH802 of UriahH223 the HittiteH2850?23 4And DavidH1732 sentH7971 messengersH4397, and tookH3947 her; and she came inH935 to him, and he layH7901 with her; for she was purifiedH6942 from her uncleannessH2932: and she returnedH7725 to her houseH1004.4 5And the womanH802 conceivedH2029, and sentH7971 and toldH5046 DavidH1732, and saidH559, I am with childH2030.

6And DavidH1732 sentH7971 to JoabH3097, saying, SendH7971 me UriahH223 the HittiteH2850. And JoabH3097 sentH7971 UriahH223 to DavidH1732. 7And when UriahH223 had comeH935 to him, DavidH1732 enquiredH7592 of him how JoabH3097 didH7965, and how the peopleH5971 didH7965, and how the warH4421 prosperedH7965.5 8And DavidH1732 saidH559 to UriahH223, Go downH3381 to thy houseH1004, and washH7364 thy feetH7272. And UriahH223 departed outH3318 of the king’sH4428 houseH1004, and there followedH310 him a presentH4864 from the kingH4428.6 9But UriahH223 sleptH7901 at the doorH6607 of the king’sH4428 houseH1004 with all the servantsH5650 of his lordH113, and went not downH3381 to his houseH1004. 10And when they had toldH5046 DavidH1732, sayingH559, UriahH223 went not downH3381 to his houseH1004, DavidH1732 saidH559 to UriahH223, CamestH935 thou not from thy journeyH1870? why then didst thou not go downH3381 to thy houseH1004? 11And UriahH223 saidH559 to DavidH1732, The arkH727, and IsraelH3478, and JudahH3063, abideH3427 in tentsH5521; and my lordH113 JoabH3097, and the servantsH5650 of my lordH113, are encampedH2583 in the openH6440 fieldsH7704; shall IH589 then goH935 into my houseH1004, to eatH398 and to drinkH8354, and to lieH7901 with my wifeH802? as thou livestH2416, and as thy soulH5315 livethH2416, I will not doH6213 this thingH1697. 12And DavidH1732 saidH559 to UriahH223, TarryH3427 here to dayH3117 also, and to morrowH4279 I will let thee departH7971. So UriahH223 abodeH3427 in JerusalemH3389 that dayH3117, and the nextH4283. 13And when DavidH1732 had calledH7121 him, he ateH398 and drankH8354 beforeH6440 him; and he made him drunkH7937: and at eveningH6153 he went outH3318 to lieH7901 on his bedH4904 with the servantsH5650 of his lordH113, but went 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, SetH3051 ye UriahH223 in the front lineH6440H4136 of the hottestH2389 battleH4421, and retireH7725 ye from himH310, that he may be smittenH5221, and dieH4191.78 16And it came to pass, when JoabH3097 observedH8104 the cityH5892, that he assignedH5414 UriahH223 to a placeH4725 where he knewH3045 that valiantH2428 menH582 were . 17And the menH582 of the cityH5892 went outH3318, and foughtH3898 with JoabH3097: and there fellH5307 some of the peopleH5971 of the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732; and UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 diedH4191 also. 18Then JoabH3097 sentH7971 and toldH5046 DavidH1732 all the thingsH1697 concerning the warH4421; 19And chargedH6680 the messengerH4397, sayingH559, When thou hast finishedH3615 tellingH1696 the mattersH1697 of the warH4421 to the kingH4428, 20And if the king’sH4428 wrathH2534 shall riseH5927, and he shall sayH559 to thee, Why approached ye so nearH5066 to the cityH5892 for the fightH3898? knewH3045 ye not that they would shootH3384 from the wallH2346? 21Who smoteH5221 AbimelechH40 the sonH1121 of JerubbeshethH3380? did not a womanH802 castH7993 a pieceH6400 of a millstoneH7393 upon him from the wallH2346, that he diedH4191 in ThebezH8405? why went ye nearH5066 the wallH2346? then sayH559 thou, Thy servantH5650 UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 is deadH4191 also.9 22So the messengerH4397 wentH3212, and cameH935 and showedH5046 DavidH1732 all that JoabH3097 had sentH7971 him for. 23And the messengerH4397 saidH559 to DavidH1732, Surely the menH582 prevailedH1396 against us, and came outH3318 to us into the fieldH7704, and we were upon them even to the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179. 24And the shootersH3384 shotH3384 from off the wallH2346 upon thy servantsH5650; and some of the king’sH4428 servantsH5650 are deadH4191, and thy servantH5650 UriahH223 the HittiteH2850 is deadH4191 also. 25Then DavidH1732 saidH559 to the messengerH4397, Thus shalt thou sayH559 to JoabH3097, Let not this thingH1697 displeaseH3415H5869 thee, for the swordH2719 devourethH398 one as well as anotherH2090: make thy battleH4421 more strongH2388 against the cityH5892, and overthrowH2040 it: and encourageH2388 thou him.1011 26And when the wifeH802 of UriahH223 heardH8085 that UriahH223 her husbandH376 was deadH4191, she mournedH5594 for her husbandH1167. 27And when the mourningH60 was pastH5674, DavidH1732 sentH7971 and broughtH622 her to his houseH1004, and she became his wifeH802, and boreH3205 him a sonH1121. But the thingH1697 that DavidH1732 had doneH6213 displeasedH3415H5869 the LORDH3068.12