2 Samuel 11:5

And she returned to her house having conceived. And she sent and told David, and said: I have conceived.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

In Context

4And David sent messengers, and took her, and she came in to him, and he slept with her: and presently she was purified from her uncleanness:

6And David sent to Joab, saying: Send me Urias the Hethite. And Joab sent Urias to David.

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:34Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,

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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