King James Version
What Does 2 Samuel 11:5 Mean?
“And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.”
Context
3
And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
4
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. for she: or, and when she had purified herself, etc, she returned
5
And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
6
And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
7
And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. how Joab: Heb. of the peace of, etc
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(5) **Sent and told David.**—Because her sin must now become known, and by the Law (Leviticus 20:10) adulterers must both be punished with death.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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