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David and Bathsheba
David Arranges for Uriah’s Death -
|2 Samuel 11:1| In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.
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|2 Samuel 11:2| Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath.
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|2 Samuel 11:3| He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
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|2 Samuel 11:4| Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her. She had just completed the purification rites after having her menstrual period. Then she returned home.
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|2 Samuel 11:5| Later, when Bathsheba discovered that she was pregnant, she sent David a message, saying, “I’m pregnant.”
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|2 Samuel 11:6| Then David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.
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|2 Samuel 11:7| When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and how the war was progressing.
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|2 Samuel 11:8| Then he told Uriah, “Go on home and relax.” David even sent a gift to Uriah after he had left the palace.
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|2 Samuel 11:9| But Uriah didn’t go home. He slept that night at the palace entrance with the king’s palace guard.
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|2 Samuel 11:10| When David heard that Uriah had not gone home, he summoned him and asked, “What’s the matter? Why didn’t you go home last night after being away for so long?”
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