2 Samuel 11:4

And so, David sent messengers, and he took her. And when she had entered to him, he slept with her. And presently, she was purified from her uncleanness.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3Therefore, the king sent and inquired who the woman might be. And it was reported to him that she was Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah, the Hittite.

5And she returned to her house, having conceived an unborn child. And sending, she informed David, and she said, “I have conceived.”

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Cross References

Genesis 39:7And so, after many days, his mistress cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Sleep with me.”

Leviticus 15:19The woman who, at the return of the month, undergoes the flow of blood shall be separated for seven days.

Deuteronomy 5:18And you shall not commit adultery.

Psalms 50:18For if you had desired sacrifice, I would certainly have given it, but with holocausts, you will not be delighted.

Psalms 51:2When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, David went to the house of Ahimelech.

James 1:14Yet truly, each one is tempted by his own desires, having been enticed and drawn away.

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 →

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