Verse 2

2 Samuel 11:2

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2 Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְהִ֣י לְ/עֵ֣ת הָ/עֶ֗רֶב וַ/יָּ֨קָם דָּוִ֜ד מֵ/עַ֤ל מִשְׁכָּב/וֹ֙ וַ/יִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙ עַל גַּ֣ג בֵּית הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ וַ/יַּ֥רְא אִשָּׁ֛ה רֹחֶ֖צֶת מֵ/עַ֣ל הַ/גָּ֑ג וְ/הָ֣/אִשָּׁ֔ה טוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖ה מְאֹֽד

English Translation

And it came to pass in the evening that David arose from his bed and walked upon the roof of the king's house, and he saw a woman bathing on the roof, and the woman was very beautiful to look at.

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Chapter 11 Context

1 Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab and his servants and all Is... Focus ↗

2 Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house...

3 And David sent to get knowledge who the woman was. And one said, Is this not Bath-sheba, the daughte... Focus ↗

4 And David sent and took her; and she came to him, and he took her to his bed: (for she had been made... Focus ↗

5 And the woman became with child; and she sent word to David that she was with child. Focus ↗

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

7 And when Uriah came to him, David put questions to him about how Joab and the people were, and how t... Focus ↗

8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and let your feet be washed. And Uriah went away from... Focus ↗

9 But Uriah took his rest at the door of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and did... Focus ↗

10 And when word was given to David that Uriah had not gone down to his house, David said to Uriah, Hav... Focus ↗

11 And Uriah said to David, Israel and Judah with the ark are living in tents, and my lord Joab and the... Focus ↗

12 And David said to Uriah, Be here today, and after that I will let you go. So Uriah was in Jerusalem... Focus ↗

13 And when David sent for him, he took meat and drink with him, and David made him the worse for drink... Focus ↗

14 Now in the morning, David gave Uriah a letter to take to Joab. Focus ↗

15 And in the letter he said, Take care to put Uriah in the very front of the line, where the fighting... Focus ↗

16 So while Joab was watching the town, he put Uriah in the place where it was clear to him the best fi... Focus ↗

17 And the men of the town went out and had a fight with Joab: and a number of David's men came to thei... Focus ↗

18 Then Joab sent David news of everything which had taken place in the war: Focus ↗

19 And he gave orders to the man who took the news, saying, After you have given the king all the news... Focus ↗

20 If the king is angry and says, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain tha... Focus ↗

21 Who put Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, to death? did not a woman send a great stone down on him fr... Focus ↗

22 So the man went, and came to David, and gave him all the news which Joab had sent him to give; then... Focus ↗

23 And the man said to David, Truly the men got the better of us, and came out against us into the open... Focus ↗

24 And the archers sent their arrows at your servants from the wall, and some of the king's servants ar... Focus ↗

25 Then David said to the man, Go and say to Joab, Do not let this be a grief to you; for one man may c... Focus ↗

26 And when the wife of Uriah had news that her husband was dead, she gave herself up to weeping for hi... Focus ↗

27 And when the days of weeping were past, David sent for her, and took her into his house, and she bec... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 11 (27 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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