2 Samuel 11:4 — David sent messengers and took her. When she came to him, he lay with her. And… — AMP | maBible
Read 2 Samuel 11:4 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 2 Samuel 11.4, 2 Samuel 11v4, 2S. 11:4. David sent messengers and took her. When she came to him, he lay with her. And when she was purified from her uncleanness, she returned to her house.
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4 David sent messengers and took her. When she came to him, he lay with her. And when she was purified from her uncleanness, she returned to her house.
Notes and references
This casual observation reflects the hypocrisy of David and Bathsheba’s sin. Evidently they both bathed and observed other ritual requirements of the Mosaic Law regarding sexual relations (Lev 15:18 etc.), as if that somehow mitigated the much graver sin of adultery. Both participants in adultery w…