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NASB | 2 Samuel 11:2 ¶ Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king's house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Samuel 11:2 ¶ One evening David got up from his couch and was walking on the [flat] roof of the king's palace, and from there he saw a woman bathing; and she was very beautiful in appearance. |
Bible Question: Here goes another one. I sometimes just sit and ponder the scriptures. Do you think that Bathesheba set David up to copulate with her by taking a bath where she did? |
Bible Answer: I don't believe scripture supports imparting this motive to Bathsheba. Clearly, she was bathing after David's normal bedtime. Also, to see Bathsheba, David needed to be on the roof of his house. Then David sent for her, and she responded to his summons. Then David slept with her. This story is all about David and his choices. The scriptures hold David accountable for his actions, not that he was the victim of a setup. "2One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, "Isn't this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?" 4 Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her." |
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