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World English Bible

2 Samuel 11 (WEBP)

[1] At the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem.
[2] At evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look at.
[3] David sent and inquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, Uriah the Hittite’s wife?”
[4] David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned to her house.
[5] The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.”
[6] David sent to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” Joab sent Uriah to David.
[7] When Uriah had come to him, David asked him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
[8] David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and a gift from the king was sent after him.
[9] But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and didn’t go down to his house.
[10] When they had told David, saying, “Uriah didn’t go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Haven’t you come from a journey? Why didn’t you go down to your house?”
[11] Uriah said to David, “The ark, Israel, and Judah, are staying in tents; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open field. Shall I then go into my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing!”
[12] David said to Uriah, “Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next day.
[13] When David had called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. At evening, he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but didn’t go down to his house.
[14] In the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
[15] He wrote in the letter, saying, “Send Uriah to the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck and die.”
[16] When Joab kept watch on the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men were.
[17] The men of the city went out and fought with Joab. Some of the people fell, even of David’s servants; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
[18] Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
[19] and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,
[20] it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he asks you, ‘Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Didn’t you know that they would shoot from the wall?
[21] Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.’”
[22] So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
[23] The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field; and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate.
[24] The shooters shot at your servants from off the wall; and some of the king’s servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.”
[25] Then David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle stronger against the city, and overthrow it.’ Encourage him.”
[26] When Uriah’s wife heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
[27] When the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Yahweh.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 11 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings () go forth () 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 still () at Jerusalem.
[2] And 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.
[3] And David sent () and enquired () after the woman. And one said, () Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
[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.
[5] And the woman conceived, () and sent () and told () David, and said, () I am with child.
[6] And David sent () to Joab, saying, Send () me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent () Uriah to David.
[7] And when Uriah was come () unto him, David demanded () of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
[8] And David said () to Uriah, Go down () to 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.
[9] 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.
[10] And when they had told () David, saying, () Uriah went not down () unto his house, David said () unto Uriah, Camest () thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down () unto thine house?
[11] And Uriah said () unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide () in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped () in the open fields; 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.
[12] And David said () to Uriah, Tarry () here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. () So Uriah abode () in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.
[13] 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.
[14] And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote () a letter to Joab, and sent () it by the hand of Uriah.
[15] 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. ()
[16] And it came to pass, when Joab observed () the city, that he assigned () Uriah unto a place where he knew () that valiant men were.
[17] And the men of the city went out, () and fought () with Joab: and there fell () some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died () also.
[18] Then Joab sent () and told () David all the things concerning the war;
[19] and charged () the messenger, saying, () When thou hast made an end () of telling () the matters of the war unto the king,
[20] and if so be that the king’s wrath arise, () and he say () unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh () unto the city when ye did fight? () knew () ye not that they would shoot () from the wall?
[21] Who smote () Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast () a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died () in Thebez? why went ye nigh () the wall? then say () thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead () also.
[22] So the messenger went, () and came () and shewed () David all that Joab had sent () him for.
[23] And the messenger said () unto David, Surely 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.
[24] And the shooters () shot () from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, () and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead () also.
[25] 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.
[26] And when the wife of Uriah heard () that Uriah her husband was dead, () she mourned () for her husband.
[27] And when the mourning was past, () David sent () and fetched () her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare () him a son. But the thing that David had done () displeased () the Lord.

2 Samuel 11:1 Heb. at the return of the year
2 Samuel 11:3 Or, Bathshuah
2 Samuel 11:8 Heb. went out after him
2 Samuel 11:15a Heb. strong
2 Samuel 11:15b Heb. from after him
2 Samuel 11:25a Heb. be evil in thine eyes
2 Samuel 11:25b Heb. so and such
2 Samuel 11:27 Heb. was evil in the eyes of

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 11 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο επιστρεψαντος του ενιαυτου εις τον καιρον της εξοδιας των βασιλεων και απεστειλεν δαυιδ τον ιωαβ και τους παιδας αυτου μετ αυτου και τον παντα ισραηλ και διεφθειραν τους υιους αμμων και διεκαθισαν επι ραββαθ και δαυιδ εκαθισεν εν ιερουσαλημ
[2] και εγενετο προς εσπεραν και ανεστη δαυιδ απο της κοιτης αυτου και περιεπατει επι του δωματος του οικου του βασιλεως και ειδεν γυναικα λουομενην απο του δωματος και η γυνη καλη τω ειδει σφοδρα
[3] και απεστειλεν δαυιδ και εζητησεν την γυναικα και ειπεν ουχι αυτη βηρσαβεε θυγατηρ ελιαβ γυνη ουριου του χετταιου
[4] και απεστειλεν δαυιδ αγγελους και ελαβεν αυτην και εισηλθεν προς αυτον και εκοιμηθη μετ αυτης και αυτη αγιαζομενη απο ακαθαρσιας αυτης και απεστρεψεν εις τον οικον αυτης
[5] και εν γαστρι ελαβεν η γυνη και αποστειλασα απηγγειλεν τω δαυιδ και ειπεν εγω ειμι εν γαστρι εχω
[6] και απεστειλεν δαυιδ προς ιωαβ λεγων αποστειλον προς με τον ουριαν τον χετταιον και απεστειλεν ιωαβ τον ουριαν προς δαυιδ
[7] και παραγινεται ουριας και εισηλθεν προς αυτον και επηρωτησεν δαυιδ εις ειρηνην ιωαβ και εις ειρηνην του λαου και εις ειρηνην του πολεμου
[8] και ειπεν δαυιδ τω ουρια καταβηθι εις τον οικον σου και νιψαι τους ποδας σου και εξηλθεν ουριας εξ οικου του βασιλεως και εξηλθεν οπισω αυτου αρσις του βασιλεως
[9] και εκοιμηθη ουριας παρα τη θυρα του βασιλεως μετα των δουλων του κυριου αυτου και ου κατεβη εις τον οικον αυτου
[10] και ανηγγειλαν τω δαυιδ λεγοντες οτι ου κατεβη ουριας εις τον οικον αυτου και ειπεν δαυιδ προς ουριαν ουχι εξ οδου συ ερχη τι οτι ου κατεβης εις τον οικον σου
[11] και ειπεν ουριας προς δαυιδ η κιβωτος και ισραηλ και ιουδας κατοικουσιν εν σκηναις και ο κυριος μου ιωαβ και οι δουλοι του κυριου μου επι προσωπον του αγρου παρεμβαλλουσιν και εγω εισελευσομαι εις τον οικον μου φαγειν και πιειν και κοιμηθηναι μετα της γυναικος μου πως ζη η ψυχη σου ει ποιησω το ρημα τουτο
[12] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς ουριαν καθισον ενταυθα και γε σημερον και αυριον εξαποστελω σε και εκαθισεν ουριας εν ιερουσαλημ εν τη ημερα εκεινη και τη επαυριον
[13] και εκαλεσεν αυτον δαυιδ και εφαγεν ενωπιον αυτου και επιεν και εμεθυσεν αυτον και εξηλθεν εσπερας του κοιμηθηναι επι της κοιτης αυτου μετα των δουλων του κυριου αυτου και εις τον οικον αυτου ου κατεβη
[14] και εγενετο πρωι και εγραψεν δαυιδ βιβλιον προς ιωαβ και απεστειλεν εν χειρι ουριου
[15] και εγραψεν εν τω βιβλιω λεγων εισαγαγε τον ουριαν εξ εναντιας του πολεμου του κραταιου και αποστραφησεσθε απο οπισθεν αυτου και πληγησεται και αποθανειται
[16] και εγενηθη εν τω φυλασσειν ιωαβ επι την πολιν και εθηκεν τον ουριαν εις τον τοπον ου ηδει οτι ανδρες δυναμεως εκει
[17] και εξηλθον οι ανδρες της πολεως και επολεμουν μετα ιωαβ και επεσαν εκ του λαου εκ των δουλων δαυιδ και απεθανεν και γε ουριας ο χετταιος
[18] και απεστειλεν ιωαβ και απηγγειλεν τω βασιλει παντας τους λογους του πολεμου
[19] και ενετειλατο τω αγγελω λεγων εν τω συντελεσαι σε παντας τους λογους του πολεμου λαλησαι προς τον βασιλεα
[20] και εσται εαν αναβη ο θυμος του βασιλεως και ειπη σοι τι οτι ηγγισατε προς την πολιν πολεμησαι ουκ ηδειτε οτι τοξευσουσιν απανωθεν του τειχους
[21] τις επαταξεν τον αβιμελεχ υιον ιεροβααλ ουχι γυνη ερριψεν επ αυτον κλασμα μυλου επανωθεν του τειχους και απεθανεν εν θαμασι ινα τι προσηγαγετε προς το τειχος και ερεις και γε ουριας ο δουλος σου ο χετταιος απεθανεν
[22] και επορευθη ο αγγελος ιωαβ προς τον βασιλεα εις ιερουσαλημ και παρεγενετο και απηγγειλεν τω δαυιδ παντα οσα απηγγειλεν αυτω ιωαβ παντα τα ρηματα του πολεμου και εθυμωθη δαυιδ προς ιωαβ και ειπεν προς τον αγγελον ινα τι προσηγαγετε προς την πολιν του πολεμησαι ουκ ηδειτε οτι πληγησεσθε απο του τειχους τις επαταξεν τον αβιμελεχ υιον ιεροβααλ ουχι γυνη ερριψεν επ αυτον κλασμα μυλου απο του τειχους και απεθανεν εν θαμασι ινα τι προσηγαγετε προς το τειχος
[23] και ειπεν ο αγγελος προς δαυιδ οτι εκραταιωσαν εφ ημας οι ανδρες και εξηλθαν εφ ημας εις τον αγρον και εγενηθημεν επ αυτους εως της θυρας της πυλης
[24] και ετοξευσαν οι τοξευοντες προς τους παιδας σου απανωθεν του τειχους και απεθαναν των παιδων του βασιλεως και γε ο δουλος σου ουριας ο χετταιος απεθανεν
[25] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς τον αγγελον ταδε ερεις προς ιωαβ μη πονηρον εστω εν οφθαλμοις σου το ρημα τουτο οτι ποτε μεν ουτως και ποτε ουτως φαγεται η μαχαιρα κραταιωσον τον πολεμον σου προς την πολιν και κατασπασον αυτην και κραταιωσον αυτον
[26] και ηκουσεν η γυνη ουριου οτι απεθανεν ουριας ο ανηρ αυτης και εκοψατο τον ανδρα αυτης
[27] και διηλθεν το πενθος και απεστειλεν δαυιδ και συνηγαγεν αυτην εις τον οικον αυτου και εγενηθη αυτω εις γυναικα και ετεκεν αυτω υιον και πονηρον εφανη το ρημα ο εποιησεν δαυιδ εν οφθαλμοις κυριου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.