2 Samuel 11:6–11

6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah gthe Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. 7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him †how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. 8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and hwash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there †followed him ia mess of meat from the king. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. 10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house? 11 And Uriah said unto David, jThe ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and kthe servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and las thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.