3 so David sent for his officers and asked them who she was. An officer answered, “That is Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam. She is the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
4 David sent messengers to go and bring Bathsheba to him. She had just purified herself after her monthly time of bleeding. She went to David, he had sexual relations with her, and then she went back to her house.
5 Later, Bathsheba became pregnant. She sent word to him saying, “I am pregnant.”
6 David sent a message to Joab. “Send Uriah the Hittite to me.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.
7 When Uriah came, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were, and how the war was going.
8 Then David said to Uriah, “Go home and relax.” So Uriah left the king’s palace. The king also sent a gift to Uriah.
9 But Uriah did not go home. He slept outside the door of the king’s palace, as the rest of the king’s servants did.