"And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I {am} with child." — 2 Samuel 11:5

2 Samuel 11:5 · KJV

“And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I {am} with child.”

— 2 Samuel 11:5

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. {for she...: or, and when she had purified herself, etc, she returned}

Verse 6

And David sent to Joab, {saying}, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

2 Samuel 11 — Context

And David sent and enquired after the woman. And {one} said, {Is} not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? {Bathsheba: or, Bathshuah} {Eliam: or Ammiel}

And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I {am} with child.

And David sent to Joab, {saying}, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded {of him} how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. {how Joab...: Heb. of the peace of, etc}

Cross References

Deuteronomy 22:22

If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, {both} the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.

Proverbs 6:34

For jealousy {is} the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

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