2 One evening David rose from his bed and strolled on the roof of the royal palace. Then from the roof he saw a woman washing—a very beautiful woman.
3 So David sent someone to inquire about the woman, and he reported, “Isn’t this Bath-sheba, daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
4 Then David sent messengers and took her when she came to him, and he lay with her. (She had purified herself from her uncleanness). Then she returned to her house.
5 The woman conceived and sent word to David saying, “I’m pregnant.”
6 So David sent a message to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.
7 When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the troops fared, and how the war was going.
8 Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” When Uriah left the royal palace, a present from the king followed him.