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But Uriah slept ^(l)at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.

Now when they told David, saying, "Uriah did not go down to his house," David said to Uriah, "Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?"

Uriah said to David, "^(m)The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in ^[d]temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and ⁽ⁿ⁾the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Shall I then go to my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing."