5. But later, when she found out that she was going to have a baby, she sent someone to David with this message: “I'm pregnant!”
6. David sent a message to Joab: “Send Uriah the Hittite to me.”Joab sent Uriah
7. to David's palace, and David asked him, “Is Joab well? How is the army doing? And how about the war?”
8. Then David told Uriah, “Go home and clean up.” Uriah left the king's palace, and David had dinner sent to Uriah's house.
9. But Uriah didn't go home. Instead, he slept outside the entrance to the royal palace, where the king's guards slept.