2 Samuel 11:9-11

International Standard Version

⁹ But Uriah spent the night sleeping in the alcove of the king’s palace in the company of all his master’s staff members. He refused to go down to his own home.

¹⁰ When David was told that Uriah hadn’t gone home the previous night,^[a] he quizzed him,^[b] “You just arrived from a long journey, so why didn’t you go down to your own house?”

¹¹ Uriah replied, “The ark, along with Israel and Judah, are encamped in tents, while my commanding officer Joab and my master’s staff members are camping out in the open fields. Should I go home, eat, drink, and have sex with my wife? Not on your life!^[c] I won’t do something like this, will I?”