2 Samuel 11:6

Then David sent to Joab, saying, “Send me Uriah, the Hittite.” And Joab sent Uriah to David.

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In The King James Version

And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

In Context

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

7And Uriah went to David. And David inquired whether Joab was doing well, and about the people, and how the war was being conducted.

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Cross References

Genesis 38:18Judah said, “What do you want to be given for a pledge?” She responded, “Your ring and bracelet, and the staff that you hold in your hand.” Thereupon, the woman, from one sexual encounter, conceived.

Job 20:12For, when evil will be sweet in his mouth, he will hide it under his tongue.

Isaiah 29:13And the Lord said: Since this people have drawn near to me only with their mouth, and their lips glorify me while their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is based on the commandments and doctrines of men,

Matthew 26:72And again, he denied it with an oath, “For I do not know the man.”

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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