<vn='1'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, after the <sn="8141">year</s> was <sn="8666">expired</s>, at the <sn="6256">time</s> when <sn="4428">kings</s> go <sn="3318">forth</s> to battle, that <sn="1732">David</s><sn="7971">sent</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3097">Joab</s>, and his <sn="5650">servants</s><sn="5973">with</s> him, and <sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>; and they <sn="7843">destroyed</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="5983">Ammon</s>, and <sn="6696 5921">besieged</s><sn="7237">Rabbah</s>. But <sn="1732">David</s><sn="3427">tarried</s> still at <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s> in an <sn="6256 6153">eveningtide</s>, that <sn="1732">David</s><sn="6965">arose</s> from <sn="4480 5921">off</s> his <sn="4904">bed</s>, and <sn="1980">walked</s><sn="5921">upon</s> the <sn="1406">roof</s> of the <sn="4428">king</s> 's <sn="1004">house</s>: and <sn="4480 5921">from</s> the <sn="1406">roof</s> he <sn="7200">saw</s> a <sn="802">woman</s><sn="7364">washing</s> herself; and the <sn="802">woman</s> was <sn="3966">very</s><sn="2896">beautiful</s> to <sn="4758">look</s> upon. </v>
<vn='3'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="7971">sent</s> and <sn="1875">inquired</s> after the <sn="802">woman</s>. And one <sn="559">said</s>, Is <sn="3808">not</s><sn="2063">this</s><sn="1339">Bath</s> -sheba, the <sn="1323">daughter</s> of <sn="463">Eliam</s>, the <sn="802">wife</s> of <sn="223">Uriah</s> the <sn="2850">Hittite</s>? </v>
<vn='4'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="7971">sent</s><sn="4397">messengers</s>, and <sn="3947">took</s> her; and she <sn="935">came</s> in <sn="413">unto</s> him, and he <sn="7901">lay</s> with <sn="5973">her</s>; for <sn="1931">she</s> was <sn="6942">purified</s> from her <sn="4480 2932">uncleanness</s>: and she <sn="7725">returned</s><sn="413">unto</s> her <sn="1004">house</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>And the <sn="802">woman</s><sn="2029">conceived</s>, and <sn="7971">sent</s> and <sn="5046">told</s><sn="1732">David</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="595">I</s> am with <sn="2030">child</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="7971">sent</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="3097">Joab</s>, saying, <sn="7971 413">Send</s> me <sn="*853"></s><sn="223">Uriah</s> the <sn="2850">Hittite</s>. And <sn="3097">Joab</s><sn="7971">sent</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="223">Uriah</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="1732">David</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>And when <sn="223">Uriah</s> was <sn="935">come</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="1732">David</s><sn="7592">demanded</s> of him how <sn="3097">Joab</s><sn="7965">did</s>, and how the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="7965">did</s>, and how the <sn="4421">war</s><sn="7965">prospered</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s> to <sn="223">Uriah</s>, Go <sn="3381">down</s> to thy <sn="1004">house</s>, and <sn="7364">wash</s> thy <sn="7272">feet</s>. And <sn="223">Uriah</s><sn="3318">departed</s> out of the king's <sn="4480 1004 4428">house</s>, and there <sn="3318 310">followed</s> him a <sn="4864">mess</s> of meat from the <sn="4428">king</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>But <sn="223">Uriah</s><sn="7901">slept</s> at the <sn="6607">door</s> of the <sn="4428">king</s> 's <sn="1004">house</s><sn="854">with</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5650">servants</s> of his <sn="113">lord</s>, and <sn="3381">went</s><sn="3808">not</s> down <sn="413">to</s> his <sn="1004">house</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>And when they had <sn="5046">told</s><sn="1732">David</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="223">Uriah</s> went not <sn="3381 3808">down</s><sn="413">unto</s> his <sn="1004">house</s>, <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="223">Uriah</s>, <sn="935">Camest</s><sn="859">thou</s><sn="3808">not</s> from thy <sn="4480 1870">journey</s>? <sn="4069">why</s> then didst thou <sn="3808">not</s> go <sn="3381">down</s><sn="413">unto</s> thine <sn="1004">house</s>? </v>
<vn='11'>And <sn="223">Uriah</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="1732">David</s>, The <sn="727">ark</s>, and <sn="3478">Israel</s>, and <sn="3063">Judah</s>, <sn="3427">abide</s> in <sn="5521">tents</s>; and my <sn="113">lord</s><sn="3097">Joab</s>, and the <sn="5650">servants</s> of my <sn="113">lord</s>, are <sn="2583">encamped</s><sn="5921">in</s> the <sn="6440">open</s><sn="7704">fields</s>; shall <sn="589">I</s> then <sn="935">go</s><sn="413">into</s> mine <sn="1004">house</s>, to <sn="398">eat</s> and to <sn="8354">drink</s>, and to <sn="7901">lie</s><sn="5973">with</s> my <sn="802">wife</s>? as thou <sn="2416">livest</s>, and as thy <sn="5315">soul</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>, I will not <sn="6213">do</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="1697">thing</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="223">Uriah</s>, <sn="3427">Tarry</s><sn="2088">here</s><sn="3117">today</s><sn="1571">also</s>, and <sn="4279">tomorrow</s> I will let thee <sn="7971">depart</s>. So <sn="223">Uriah</s><sn="3427">abode</s> in <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s><sn="1931">that</s><sn="3117">day</s>, and the <sn="4480 4283">morrow</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>And when <sn="1732">David</s> had <sn="7121">called</s> him, he did <sn="398">eat</s> and <sn="8354">drink</s><sn="6440">before</s> him; and he made him <sn="7937">drunk</s>: and at <sn="6153">even</s> he went <sn="3318">out</s> to <sn="7901">lie</s> on his <sn="4904">bed</s><sn="5973">with</s> the <sn="5650">servants</s> of his <sn="113">lord</s>, but <sn="3381">went</s><sn="3808">not</s> down <sn="413">to</s> his <sn="1004">house</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s> in the <sn="1242">morning</s>, that <sn="1732">David</s><sn="3789">wrote</s> a <sn="5612">letter</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="3097">Joab</s>, and <sn="7971">sent</s> it by the <sn="3027">hand</s> of <sn="223">Uriah</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>And he <sn="3789">wrote</s> in the <sn="5612">letter</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="3051">Set</s> ye <sn="*853"></s><sn="223">Uriah</s><sn="413">in</s> the <sn="4136 6440">forefront</s> of the <sn="2389">hottest</s><sn="4421">battle</s>, and <sn="7725">retire</s> ye <sn="4480 310">from</s> him, that he may be <sn="5221">smitten</s>, and <sn="4191">die</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, when <sn="3097">Joab</s><sn="8104 413">observed</s> the <sn="5892">city</s>, that he <sn="5414">assigned</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="223">Uriah</s><sn="413">unto</s> a <sn="4725">place</s><sn="834 8033">where</s> he <sn="3045">knew</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="2428">valiant</s><sn="376">men</s> were. </v>
<vn='17'>And the <sn="376">men</s> of the <sn="5892">city</s> went <sn="3318">out</s>, and <sn="3898">fought</s><sn="854">with</s><sn="3097">Joab</s>: and there <sn="5307">fell</s> some <sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="5971">people</s> of the <sn="4480 5650">servants</s> of <sn="1732">David</s>; and <sn="223">Uriah</s> the <sn="2850">Hittite</s><sn="4191">died</s><sn="1571">also</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>Then <sn="3097">Joab</s><sn="7971">sent</s> and <sn="5046">told</s><sn="1732">David</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="1697">things</s> concerning the <sn="4421">war</s>; </v>
<vn='19'>And <sn="6680">charged</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4397">messenger</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, When thou hast made an <sn="3615">end</s> of <sn="1696">telling</s> the <sn="1697">matters</s> of the <sn="4421">war</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="4428">king</s>, </v>
<vn='20'>And <sn="518">if</s> so <sn="1961">be</s> that the <sn="4428">king</s> 's <sn="2534">wrath</s><sn="5927">arise</s>, and he <sn="559">say</s> unto thee, <sn="4069">Wherefore</s><sn="5066">approached</s> ye so nigh <sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="5892">city</s> when ye did <sn="3898">fight</s>? <sn="3045">knew</s> ye <sn="3808">not</s><sn="834">that</s> they would <sn="3384">shoot</s><sn="4480 5921">from</s> the <sn="2346">wall</s>? </v>
<vn='21'><sn="4310">Who</s><sn="5221">smote</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="40">Abimelech</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3380">Jerubbesheth</s>? did <sn="3808">not</s> a <sn="802">woman</s><sn="7993">cast</s> a <sn="6400">piece</s> of a <sn="7393">millstone</s><sn="5921">upon</s> him <sn="4480 5921">from</s> the <sn="2346">wall</s>, that he <sn="4191">died</s> in <sn="8405">Thebez</s>? <sn="4100">why</s> went ye <sn="5066 413">nigh</s> the <sn="2346">wall</s>? then <sn="559">say</s> thou, Thy <sn="5650">servant</s><sn="223">Uriah</s> the <sn="2850">Hittite</s> is <sn="4191">dead</s><sn="1571">also</s>. </v>
<vn='22'>So the <sn="4397">messenger</s><sn="1980">went</s>, and <sn="935">came</s> and <sn="5046">showed</s><sn="1732">David</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3605">all</s><sn="834">that</s><sn="3097">Joab</s> had <sn="7971">sent</s> him for. </v>
<vn='23'>And the <sn="4397">messenger</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="1732">David</s>, <sn="3588">Surely</s> the <sn="376">men</s><sn="1396">prevailed</s><sn="5921">against</s> us, and came <sn="3318">out</s><sn="413">unto</s> us into the <sn="7704">field</s>, and we <sn="1961">were</s><sn="5921">upon</s> them even <sn="5704">unto</s> the <sn="6607">entering</s> of the <sn="8179">gate</s>. </v>
<vn='24'>And the <sn="3384">shooters</s><sn="3384">shot</s> from <sn="4480 5921">off</s> the <sn="2346">wall</s><sn="413">upon</s> thy <sn="5650">servants</s>; and some of the king's <sn="4480 5650 4428">servants</s> be <sn="4191">dead</s>, and thy <sn="5650">servant</s><sn="223">Uriah</s> the <sn="2850">Hittite</s> is <sn="4191">dead</s><sn="1571">also</s>. </v>
<vn='25'>Then <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="4397">messenger</s>, <sn="3541">Thus</s> shalt thou <sn="559">say</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="3097">Joab</s>, Let <sn="408">not</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="1697">thing</s><sn="3415 5869">displease</s> thee, <sn="3588">for</s> the <sn="2719">sword</s><sn="398">devoureth</s><sn="2088">one</s> as well as <sn="2090">another</s>: make thy <sn="4421">battle</s> more <sn="2388">strong</s><sn="413">against</s> the <sn="5892">city</s>, and <sn="2040">overthrow</s> it: and <sn="2388">encourage</s> thou him. </v>
<vn='26'>And when the <sn="802">wife</s> of <sn="223">Uriah</s><sn="8085">heard</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="223">Uriah</s> her <sn="376">husband</s> was <sn="4191">dead</s>, she <sn="5594">mourned</s><sn="5921">for</s> her <sn="1167">husband</s>. </v>
<vn='27'>And when the <sn="60">mourning</s> was <sn="5674">past</s>, <sn="1732">David</s><sn="7971">sent</s> and <sn="622">fetched</s> her <sn="413">to</s> his <sn="1004">house</s>, and she <sn="1961">became</s> his <sn="802">wife</s>, and <sn="3205">bore</s> him a <sn="1121">son</s>. But the <sn="1697">thing</s><sn="834">that</s><sn="1732">David</s> had <sn="6213">done</s><sn="3415 5869">displeased</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>. </v>