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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>2 Samuel 11 ERV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_samuel/11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_samuel/11-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ERV</a> > 2 Samuel 11</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_samuel/10.htm" title="2 Samuel 10">◄</a> 2 Samuel 11 <a href="../2_samuel/12.htm" title="2 Samuel 12">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">English Revised Version</div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">David and Bathsheba</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go out 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 at Jerusalem.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And it came to pass at eventide, 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 bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; (for she was purified from her uncleanness;) and she returned unto her house. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And David said to Uriah, Go down thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Art thou not come from a journey? wherefore didst thou not go down unto thine house? <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And David said to Uriah, Tarry here today also, and tomorrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.</p> <p class="hdg">David Arranges Uriah's Death</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people, even of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>it shall be that, if the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall? <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And the shooters shot at thy servants from off the wall; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.</p> <p class="hdg">David Marries Bathsheba</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. 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