2 Samuel 11:13 — Now David called him [to dinner], and he ate and drank with him, so that he mad… — AMP | maBible
Read 2 Samuel 11:13 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 2 Samuel 11.13, 2 Samuel 11v13, 2S. 11:13. Now David called him [to dinner], and he ate and drank with him, so that he made Uriah drunk; in the evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his…
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13 Now David called him [to dinner], and he ate and drank with him, so that he made Uriah drunk; in the evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, and [still] did not go down to his house.
Notes and references
At this point David was hoping that Uriah’s drunkenness would make him forget his decision to stay with the troops, and that he would go home and have relations with his wife. David apparently thought that Bathsheba could later persuade Uriah that the child was his, even though she would be giving…