2 Samuel 11:1-2

International Standard Version

David’s Adultery

11 One spring day, during the time of year when kings go off to war, David sent out Joab, along with his personal staff^[a] and all of Israel’s army. They utterly destroyed the Ammonites and then attacked Rabbah while David remained in Jerusalem. ² Late one afternoon about dusk,^[b] David got up from his couch and was walking around on the roof of the royal palace. From there^[c] he watched a woman taking a bath, and she^[d] was very beautiful to look at.