2 Samuel 11:5
And the woman became with child; and she sent word to David that she was with child.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
In Context
6And David sent to Joab saying, Send Uriah the Hittite to me. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:34For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 11:2-6
David's Sin with Bath-sheba. ( b. c. 1037.) 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… Read the whole commentary →