2 Samuel 11:2 (BSB)

One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.

From 2 Samuel 11. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:2

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:1-5: Here is, I. David's glory, in pursuing the war against the Ammonites, Sa2 11:1. We cannot take that pleasure in viewing this great action which hitherto we have taken in observing David's achievements, because the beauty of it was stained and sullied by sin; otherwise we might take notice of David's wisdom and bravery in following his blow.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on 2 Samuel 11:2: And it came to pass in an eveningtide,.... Some time in the afternoon, when the sun began to decline; not in the dusk of the evening, for then the object he saw could not have been seen so distinctly by him: that David arose from off his bed; having taken a nap in the heat of the day after dinner; indulging himself more than he...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on 2 Samuel 11:2: DAVID COMMITS ADULTERY WITH BATH-SHEBA. (Sa2 11:2-12) it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed--The Hebrews, like other Orientals, rose at daybreak, and always took a nap during the heat of the day. Afterwards they lounged in the cool of the evening on their flat-roofed terraces. It is probable that David had ascended to enjoy the open-air refreshment earlier than usual.
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on 2 Samuel 11:2: 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. (b) Upon which he used to rest in the afternoon, as was read of Ishbosheth in .