2 Samuel 11:4
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.
3 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?
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.
6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her; and she had purified herself from her uncleanness; and she returned to her house.
- BLB
- And David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (And she had cleansed herself from her uncleanness.) And she returned to her house.
- ÅB
- Da sendte David bud og lot henne hente; hun kom til ham, og han lå hos henne like etter at hun hadde renset seg fra sin urenhet[^1]; så gikk hun hjem igjen.
- OTB
- Da sendte David bud og hentet henne, og da hun kom til ham, lå han med henne — nå hadde hun renset seg fra sin urenhet — så vendte hun tilbake til sitt hus.
- B1930
- Da sendte David bud og lot henne hente; hun kom til ham, og han lå hos henne like efterat hun hadde renset sig fra sin urenhet; så gikk hun hjem igjen. / < 2SA 11, 2.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 18:19
Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
Read in contextJames 1:14–15
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Read in contextPsalms 51:1–19
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Read in contextProverbs 30:20
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
Read in contextLeviticus 12:2–5
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
Read in contextPsalms 50:18
When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
Read in contextGenesis 39:7
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
Read in contextLeviticus 15:19–33
And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
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