SQPN: Verbum Domini

Today is Friday January 29, 2016Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time A Reading from Second Samuel 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go forth to battle, David sent Jo'ab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they ravaged the Ammonites, and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. [2] It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking upon the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. [3] And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, "Is not this Bathshe'ba, the daughter of Eli'am, the wife of Uri'ah the Hittite?" [4] So David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her. And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, "I am with child." [6] So David sent word to Jo'ab, "Send me Uri'ah the Hittite." And Jo'ab sent Uri'ah to David. [7] When Uri'ah came to him, David asked how Jo'ab was doing, and how the people far