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2 Samuel 11:4 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 11 · verse 4
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.2 Samuel 11:4 · King James Version
2 Samuel 11:4 in context
2And it came to pass in an eveningtide, 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 washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
3And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
4And 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.
5And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
6And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- uncleannessṭumʼâhreligious impurityH2932 →
- messengersmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- purifiedqâdashto be cleanH6942 →
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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Here is, I. David's glory, in pursuing the war against the Ammonites, Sa2 11:1. We cannot take that pleasure in viewing this great action which hitherto we have taken in observing David's achievements, because the beauty of it was stained and sullied by sin;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5