4. Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her. She had just completed the purification rites after having her menstrual period. Then she returned home.
5. Later, when Bathsheba discovered that she was pregnant, she sent David a message, saying, “I’m pregnant.”
6. Then David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.
7. When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and how the war was progressing.
8. Then he told Uriah, “Go on home and relax.” David even sent a gift to Uriah after he had left the palace.