2 Samuel 11:5

and the woman conceiveth, and sendeth, and declareth to David, and saith, 'I [am] conceiving.'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And David sendeth messengers, and taketh her, and she cometh unto him, and he lieth with her — and she is purifying herself from her uncleanness — and she turneth back unto her house;

6And David sendeth unto Joab, 'Send unto me Uriah the Hittite,' and Joab sendeth Uriah unto David;

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:34For jealousy [is] the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.

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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