II Samuel 11 (kjv)

And it came to pass, after the year^H8141 was expired^H8666, at the time^H6256 when kings^{H4428 H4397} go forth^H3318 to battle, that David^H1732 sent^H7971 Joab^H3097, and his servants^H5650 with him, and all Israel^H3478; and they destroyed^H7843 the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983, and besieged^H6696 Rabbah^H7237. But David^H1732 tarried still^H3427 at Jerusalem^H3389.²And it came to pass in an eveningtide^{H6153 H6256}, that David^H1732 arose^H6965 from off his bed^H4904, and walked^H1980 upon the roof^H1406 of the king's^H4428 house^H1004: and from the roof^H1406 he saw^H7200 a woman^H802 washing^H7364 herself; and the woman^H802 was very^H3966 beautiful^H2896 to look upon^H4758.³And David^H1732 sent^H7971 and enquired^H1875 after the woman^H802. And one said^H559, Is not this Bathsheba^H1339, the daughter^H1323 of Eliam^H463, the wife^H802 of Uriah^H223 the Hittite^H2850?⁴And David^H1732 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397, and took^H3947 her; and she came in^H935 unto him, and he lay^H7901 with her; for she was purified^H6942 from her uncleanness^H2932: and she returned^H7725 unto her house^H1004.⁵And the woman^H802 conceived^H2029, and sent^H7971 and told^H5046 David^H1732, and said^H559, I am with child^H2030.

⁶And David^H1732 sent^H7971 to Joab^H3097, saying, Send^H7971 me Uriah^H223 the Hittite^H2850. And Joab^H3097 sent^H7971 Uriah^H223 to David^H1732.⁷And when Uriah^H223 was come^H935 unto him, David^H1732 demanded^H7592 of him how Joab^H3097 did^H7965, and how the people^H5971 did^H7965, and how the war^H4421 prospered^H7965.⁸And David^H1732 said^H559 to Uriah^H223, Go down^H3381 to thy house^H1004, and wash^H7364 thy feet^H7272. And Uriah^H223 departed out^H3318 of the king's^H4428 house^H1004, and there followed^H310 him a mess^H4864 of meat from the king^H4428.⁹But Uriah^H223 slept^H7901 at the door^H6607 of the king's^H4428 house^H1004 with all the servants^H5650 of his lord^H113, and went not down^H3381 to his house^H1004.¹⁰And when they had told^H5046 David^H1732, saying^H559, Uriah^H223 went not down^H3381 unto his house^H1004, David^H1732 said^H559 unto Uriah^H223, Camest^H935 thou not from thy journey^H1870? why then didst thou not go down^H3381 unto thine house^H1004?¹¹And Uriah^H223 said^H559 unto David^H1732, The ark^H727, and Israel^H3478, and Judah^H3063, abide^H3427 in tents^H5521; and my lord^H113 Joab^H3097, and the servants^H5650 of my lord^H113, are encamped^H2583 in the open^H6440 fields^H7704; shall I^H589 then go^H935 into mine house^H1004, to eat^H398 and to drink^H8354, and to lie^H7901 with my wife^H802? as thou livest^H2416, and as thy soul^H5315 liveth^H2416, I will not do^H6213 this thing^H1697.¹²And David^H1732 said^H559 to Uriah^H223, Tarry^H3427 here to day^H3117 also, and to morrow^H4279 I will let thee depart^H7971. So Uriah^H223 abode^H3427 in Jerusalem^H3389 that day^H3117, and the morrow^H4283.¹³And when David^H1732 had called^H7121 him, he did eat^H398 and drink^H8354 before^H6440 him; and he made him drunk^H7937: and at even^H6153 he went out^H3318 to lie^H7901 on his bed^H4904 with the servants^H5650 of his lord^H113, but went not down^H3381 to his house^H1004.

¹⁴And it came to pass in the morning^H1242, that David^H1732 wrote^H3789 a letter^H5612 to Joab^H3097, and sent^H7971 it by the hand^H3027 of Uriah^H223.¹⁵And he wrote^H3789 in the letter^H5612, saying^H559, Set^H3051 ye Uriah^H223 in the forefront^{H6440 H4136} of the hottest^H2389 battle^H4421, and retire^H7725 ye from him^H310, that he may be smitten^H5221, and die^H4191.¹⁶And it came to pass, when Joab^H3097 observed^H8104 the city^H5892, that he assigned^H5414 Uriah^H223 unto a place^H4725 where he knew^H3045 that valiant^H2428 men^H582 were.¹⁷And the men^H582 of the city^H5892 went out^H3318, and fought^H3898 with Joab^H3097: and there fell^H5307 some of the people^H5971 of the servants^H5650 of David^H1732; and Uriah^H223 the Hittite^H2850 died^H4191 also.

¹⁸Then Joab^H3097 sent^H7971 and told^H5046 David^H1732 all the things^H1697 concerning the war^H4421;¹⁹And charged^H6680 the messenger^H4397, saying^H559, When thou hast made an end^H3615 of telling^H1696 the matters^H1697 of the war^H4421 unto the king^H4428,²⁰And if so be that the king's^H4428 wrath^H2534 arise^H5927, and he say^H559 unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh^H5066 unto the city^H5892 when ye did fight^H3898? knew^H3045 ye not that they would shoot^H3384 from the wall^H2346?²¹Who smote^H5221 Abimelech^H40 the son^H1121 of Jerubbesheth^H3380? did not a woman^H802 cast^H7993 a piece^H6400 of a millstone^H7393 upon him from the wall^H2346, that he died^H4191 in Thebez^H8405? why went ye nigh^H5066 the wall^H2346? then say^H559 thou, Thy servant^H5650 Uriah^H223 the Hittite^H2850 is dead^H4191 also.²²So the messenger^H4397 went^H3212, and came^H935 and shewed^H5046 David^H1732 all that Joab^H3097 had sent^H7971 him for.²³And the messenger^H4397 said^H559 unto David^H1732, Surely the men^H582 prevailed^H1396 against us, and came out^H3318 unto us into the field^H7704, and we were upon them even unto the entering^H6607 of the gate^H8179.²⁴And the shooters^H3384 shot^H3384 from off the wall^H2346 upon thy servants^H5650; and some of the king's^H4428 servants^H5650 be dead^H4191, and thy servant^H5650 Uriah^H223 the Hittite^H2850 is dead^H4191 also.²⁵Then David^H1732 said^H559 unto the messenger^H4397, Thus shalt thou say^H559 unto Joab^H3097, Let not this thing^H1697 displease^{H3415 H5869} thee, for the sword^H2719 devoureth^H398 one as well as another^H2090: make thy battle^H4421 more strong^H2388 against the city^H5892, and overthrow^H2040 it: and encourage^H2388 thou him.

²⁶And when the wife^H802 of Uriah^H223 heard^H8085 that Uriah^H223 her husband^H376 was dead^H4191, she mourned^H5594 for her husband^H1167.²⁷And when the mourning^H60 was past^H5674, David^H1732 sent^H7971 and fetched^H622 her to his house^H1004, and she became his wife^H802, and bare^H3205 him a son^H1121. But the thing^H1697 that David^H1732 had done^H6213 displeased^{H3415 H5869} the LORD^H3068.