World English Bible
2 Samuel 11:4
“David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned to her house.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 11
2
It happened at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked on the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look on.
3
David sent and inquired after the woman. One said, "Isn't this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
4
David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned to her house.
5
The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, "I am with child.
6
David sent to Joab, [saying], "Send me Uriah the Hittite." Joab sent Uriah to David.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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