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2 Samuel 11

2 Samuel 11:5

David and Bathsheba · 2 Samuel 11:1–13
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Translations

Modern
And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”
Traditional
And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
Literal
And the woman conceived. And she sent and told David and said, “I am pregnant.”
Latin
…et reversa est domum suam concepto fœtu. Mittensque nuntiavit David, et ait: Concepi.

Original

Hebrew
English
And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”

Notes

2 Samuel 11:1–27

David’s affair with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband Uriah show that David was capable of serious moral failure. These actions deeply damaged David’s life and leadership.

These failures took place during a period when David was enjoying major military success against the Ammonites (2 Samuel 10:1–11:1; 12:26–31).

Events

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Bathsheba David Hittites Jerusalem Joab Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Palace Psalms, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second Uriah

Topics

Adultery: David Bastard: David's Child by Bath-Sheba Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba): Adultery of Covetousness: David, of Bath-Sheba David: King of Israel: Commits Adultery with Bath-Sheba Instability: David, in Yielding to Lust Lasciviousness: David Temptation: Yielding to David, to Commit Adultery Uriah: One of David's Mighty Men: David's Adultery with the Wife of Wife: Bath-Sheba Women: Bath-Sheba, in Her Adultery, in Becoming the Wife of Her Husband's Murderer