2 Samuel 11:3
1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
- KJV
- And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
- WEB
- David sent and inquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, Uriah the Hittite’s wife?”
- ASV
- And David send and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
- DARBY
- and David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Urijah the Hittite?
- BLB
- And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
- ÅB
- David sendte bud og spurte seg for om kvinnen, og de sa: Det er jo Batseba, datter av Eliam og hetitten Urias hustru.
- OTB
- David sendte tjenere for å spørre om kvinnen. Og noen sa, "Er ikke dette Batseba, datteren til Eliam, kona til Uria hetitten?"
- B1930
- David sendte bud og spurte sig for om kvinnen, og de sa: Det er jo Batseba, datter av Eliam og hetitten Urias hustru.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 23:39
Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
Read in context1 Chronicles 3:5
And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:
Read in contextJeremiah 5:8
They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.
Read in contextJames 1:14–15
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:41
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
Read in contextHosea 7:6–7
For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
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