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2 Samuel 11:4

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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.

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  1. 2 Samuel 11:2

    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.

  2. 2 Samuel 11:3

    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?

  3. 2 Samuel 11:5

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

  4. 2 Samuel 11:6

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

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