nt and fetched the Syrians, that were beyond the
river, and brought over their army: and Sobach, the captain of the host
of Adarezer, was their general.

10:17. And when this was told David, he gathered all Israel together,
and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam: and the Syrians set
themselves in array against David, and fought against him.

10:18. And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David slew of the Syrians
the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen: and
smote Sobach the captain of the army, who presently died.

10:19. And all the kings that were auxiliaries of Adarezer, seeing
themselves overcome by Israel, were afraid and fled away, eight and
fifty thousand men before Israel. And they made peace with Israel: and
served them, and all the Syrians were afraid to help the children of
Ammon any more.

2 Kings Chapter 11

David falleth into the crime of adultery with Bethsabee: and not finding
other means to conceal it, causeth her husband Urias to be slain. Then
marrieth her, who beareth him a son.

11:1. And it came to pass at the return of the year, at the time when
kings go forth to war, that David sent Joab and his servants with him,
and all Israel, and they spoiled the children of Ammon, and besieged
Rabba: but David remained in Jerusalem.

11:2. In the mean time it happened that David arose from his bed after
noon, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: And he saw from the
roof of his house a woman washing herself, over against him: and the
woman was very beautiful.

11:3. And the king sent, and inquired who the woman was. And it was told
him, that she was Bethsabee the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Urias the
Hethite.

11:4. And 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:

11:5. And she returned to her house having conceived. And she sent and
told David, and said: I have conceived.

11:6. And David sent to Joab, saying: Send me Urias the Hethite. And
Joab sent Urias to David.

11:7. And Urias came to David. And David asked how Joab did, and the
people, and how the war was carried on.

11:8. And David said to Urias: Go into thy house, and wash thy feet. And
Urias went out from the king's house, and there went out after him a
mess of meat from the king.

11:9. But Urias slept before the gate of the king's house, with the
other servants of his lord, and went not down to