2 Samuel 11:9-11

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁹ But Uriah slept at the entrance of the royal palace among his superior’s mercenaries. He didn’t go home.

¹⁰ When they told David, “Uriah didn’t go home,” David asked Uriah, “Didn’t you just come from a journey? Why didn’t you go home?”

¹¹ Uriah answered David, “The ark and ⌞the army of⌟ Israel and Judah are in temporary shelters, and my commander Joab and Your Majesty’s mercenaries are living in the field. Should I then go to my house to eat and drink and go to bed with my wife? I solemnly swear, as sure as you’re living, I won’t do this!”