2 Samuel 11:2

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

Translations

2 Samuel 11:2 - Amplified Bible

One evening David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, when from there he saw a woman bathing; and she was very lovely to behold.

2 Samuel 11:2 - American Standard Version

And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the kings house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

2 Samuel 11:2 - Bible in Basic English

Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

2 Samuel 11:2 - Darby Bible

And it came to pass at evening time that David arose from off his couch, and walked upon the roof of the king`s house; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful;

2 Samuel 11:2 - English Standard Version

It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

2 Samuel 11:2 - King James Version

2 Samuel 11:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y al atardecer David se levantò de su lecho y se paseaba por el terrado de la casa del rey, y desde el terrado vio a una mujer que se estaba bañando; y la mujer era de aspecto muy hermoso.

2 Samuel 11:2 - The Message

One late afternoon, David got up from taking his nap and was strolling on the roof of the palace. From his vantage point on the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was stunningly beautiful. David sent to ask about her, and was told, "Isn’t this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?" David sent his agents to get her. After she arrived, he went to bed with her. (This occurred during the time of "purification" following her period.) Then she returned home. Before long she realized she was pregnant. Later she sent word to David: "I’m pregnant."

2 Samuel 11:2 - New American Standard Bible

Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king's house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance.

2 Samuel 11:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Al atardecer David se levantò de su lecho y se paseaba por el terrado de la casa del rey, y desde el terrado vio a una mujer que se estaba bañando; y la mujer era de aspecto muy hermoso.

2 Samuel 11:2 - World English Bible

It happened at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked on the roof of the king`s house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look on.

2 Samuel 11:2 - Young's Living Translation

and it cometh to pass, at evening-time, that David riseth from off his couch, and walketh up and down on the roof of the king`s house, and seeth from the roof a woman bathing, and the woman [is] of very good appearance,

2 Samuel 11:2 - Additional Comments

David was restless, possibly feeling guilt for not being where he should have been, in the battle.
Normally we need to run from temptation (Prov 4:14-15, 2 Tim 2:22, 1 Cor 6:18), running to the Lord for safety (Prov 18:10), but here it jumped out without warning. The process described in James (James 1:14-15) was followed here. David had his internal desires, already existent in him. Then, when presented with temptation, those desires kicked in, and sin resulted, and therefore death, which is what he deserved outside of God's redemption (Rom 6:23).
Do you think David may have suspected he might have the opportunity to find someone bathing? Do you ever play with fire, in a seemingly harmless situation, but you know there is a chance you might run into a situation that you shouldn't get into? (E.g. being alone with your date, turning on late night TV, exploring certain web sites, going to certain places like the beach, night clubs, fitness centers, certain restaurants, grocery stores, places where you know you'll see a specific person, etc. - these things appear innocent, but you know you might find something that will cause you trouble. Like it says in James 1:14-15, there will be temptation and desire before sin. Your desire is already there, and when the temptation "jumps" out at you "unexpectedly", you have conception, then sin, then death.
Look at what happened once David gave in to a sin. It led to other sins - it snowballed out of control. Have you ever found yourself in that situation? Have you ever lied to hide a sin, and thereby add sin onto sin? Remember a lie is not what you say, but how you deceive - Bill Clinton may feel that he technically did not lie, but he certainly deceived, and therefore in God's eyes it was a lie.

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