2 Samuel 11:4
What does 2 Samuel 11:4 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 11:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned unto her house.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned unto her house.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And David sent and took her; and she came to him, and he took her to his bed: (for she had been made clean;) then she went back to her house.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And David sendeth messengers, and taketh her, and she cometh unto him, and he lieth with her--and she is purifying herself from her uncleanness--and she turneth back unto her house;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And David sent messengers, and took her, and she came in to him, and he slept with her: and presently she was purified from her uncleanness:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her; and she had purified herself from her uncleanness; and she returned to her house.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 30:20
So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.
- Psalms 51:1
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 50:18
When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers.
- Leviticus 18:19
And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
- James 1:14
but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.
- Job 31:9
If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door;
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