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9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. Then she went back home. 17 When the men of the city came out to fight against Joab, some of David’s men were killed. And Joab sent Uriah to David. The messenger set out, and when he arrived he told David everything Joab had sent him to say. History is not written in a way that makes David look good. How could I go to my house to eat and drink and make love to my wife? The first was the baby that was the fruit of the sinful and murderous romance between him and Bathsheba. The whole story goes on to describe how David attempts to cover up his sin by murdering Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband, and how it is exposed by Nathan the prophet. Then the archers shot arrows at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s men died. The events begin with King David choosing to stay home in Jerusalem while he sent the rest of the Israelite army to fight other nations and kings. Bathsheba is the irresistibly nubile woman who knowingly de-robed in David’s line of sight so she could seduce him. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. The consequence of David’s sin is his shameful humiliation. 27 After she finished her time of sadness, David sent servants to bring her to his house. This is a summary of the Biblical account of David and Bathsheba. The woman was very beautiful, and David sent someone to find out about her. 26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. The real spiritual insights come later as we examine David's sin with Bathsheba. She came to him, and he slept with her. But David remained in Jerusalem. David was nervous that his sin of adultery would now be found out. 20 After you finish, the king may be angry and ask, ‘Why did you go so near the city to fight? 14 The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by Uriah. David’s Downfall (in context of 2 Samuel 11) by Martien A. Halvorson-Taylor Many readers—and not a few Hollywood directors—have imagined the story of David and Bathsheba in 2Sam 11 as a romance. Birth of Solomon Can I bring him back again? Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.”, David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this upset you; the sword devours one as well as another. In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. Press the attack against the city and destroy it.’ Say this to encourage Joab.”. The shame comes from his children and his wives. He may have wined her and dined her for a few days? Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’. 24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the open, but we drove them back to the entrance of the city gate. Only three verses describe David's sin of adultery with Bathsheba. the king’s anger may flare up, and he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? They destroyed the Ammonites and attacked the city of Rabbah. 21 Do you remember who killed Abimelech son of Jerub-Besheth? We might say it all started innocently. In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. Why did you despise the word of the LORD by doing what is evil in his eyes? Together with other conspirators, Uriah was killed in the battlefield. We grieve with David for the loss of his son, but we are grateful for this assurance of what happens to babies when they die. Why did God allow David to keep Bathsheba as his wife? It’s a sordid tale that begins with David spying on Bathsheba … The relevant Bible passages are found in 2 Samuel 11-12. Then David got up from the ground. David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this must die! Joab sent David a full account of the battle. 2 Sam. He admitted his sin, he hated his sin, he turned from his sin and he begged the Lord for mercy. They came out and attacked us in the field, but we fought them back to the city gate. David was a rapist and a murderer but thanks be to God, David was also a good repenter. My master Joab and his officers are camping out in the fields. 23 The messenger told David, “The men of Ammon were winning. But gradually he developed a policy of subjugating the nations around Israel, so they could not rise up against Israel. “Is the child dead?” he asked. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. The Prophet told him that G‑d would spare his life, but that he would not escape many misfortunes. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. 24 The archers on the city wall shot at your servants, and some of your men were killed. 19 Joab told the messenger, “Tell King David what happened in the war. One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. (Now Bathsheba had purified herself from her monthly period.) Third, the sin of David and Bathsheba is dealt with historically, but not in a … While he was on the roof, he saw a woman bathing. That evening Uriah again slept with the king’s officers. David was told, “Uriah did not go home.” So he asked Uriah, “Haven’t you just come from a military campaign? She became David’s wife and gave birth to his son, but the Lord did not like what David had done. David committed adultery with a married woman called Bathsheba. She threw a large stone for grinding grain on Abimelech and killed him there in Thebez. But David remained in Jerusalem. 15 In the letter David wrote, “Put Uriah on the front lines where the fighting is worst and leave him there alone. How can we now tell him the child is dead? Make a stronger attack against the city and capture it.’ Encourage Joab with these words.”. I gave you all Israel and Judah. But David stayed in Jerusalem. David and Bathsheba After David’s sin with Bathsheba, God did not have David to cut the marital relationship with her since her husband was dead and she was released from that law “For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’ ”. 10 The officers told David, “Uriah did not go home.”, Then David said to Uriah, “You came from a long trip. David’s attendants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, “While the child was still living, he wouldn’t listen to us when we spoke to him. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die.”. But David stayed in Jerusalem. So David sent this word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent him to David. knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall? Did David sin – 100% yes. “In the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab, … Why did you go so near the wall?’ If King David asks that, tell him, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite also died.’”, 22 The messenger left and went to David and told him everything Joab had told him to say. 13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. In other … 2 Samuel 11-12 New International Version (NIV) David and Bathsheba. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. Evil desire leads to sin, and sin leads to death. The prominence and honor of Bathsheba in the rest of the Bible is the clearest indication Bathsheba did not sin against God by pursuing David. David Subjugates the Philistines and Moabites (8:1-2) When David took the throne, his first concern was the survival of his kingdom. “Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. It isn’t right for me to go home to eat and drink and have sexual relations with my wife!”. 25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. His children seek his throne and chase their Father out of Jerusalem. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. 3 So David sent his servants to find out who she was. Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and access the. A servant answered, “That woman is Bathsheba daughter of Eliam. God uses David’s family—usually the source of one’s honor—to bring about the shame. Salem Media Group. So Uriah left the palace, and the king sent a gift to him. The sword kills everyone the same. At David’s invitation, he ate and drank with him, and David made him drunk. Once he found out Bathsheba's identity, he knew that she was married and he had sent her husband off to war. 10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? David was immediately drawn to her and sent messengers to find out who she was. Your servant Uriah the Hittite also died.”, 25 David said to the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t be upset about this. David pours himself out before The Lord, recognizing himself as a sinner, asking for God’s forgiveness, and eternal love. The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle. The principle is this: sin is not just a one-off event, it is part of a process. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband. Temptation can come when I … Someone told him she was Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, a Hittite soldier off fighting with David’s army. 11 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. When we turn to God, he forgives sin. David made Uriah drunk, but he still did not go home. Pastor Mickey Connolly at CrossWay Community Church in Charlotte, NC gave a recent message on the fall of David with Bathsheba (II Sam 11-12). The first tragedy came when Bathsheba's first-born died soon after his birth. But instead of confessing his sin, David tried to hide it. Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then say to him, ‘Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.’ ”. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate. The king could have turned his gaze away, but he found himself drawn to this other mans wife. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”. This story of David’s moral failure is a vivid illustration of a principle taught in James 1:13-15. This aligns with a prominent literary-theological motif in 1-2 Samuel—“Those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt” (1 Sam 2:30). The story is well known and I will describe it briefly and discreetly. 18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; 19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king. 2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof[a] of his palace. 11:6–13 records David’s attempt to cover up his sin, by calling Uriah home from battle and tempting him to lay with his wife, Bathsheba. While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!”, He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. However, Uriah refused to sleep with his wife while his fellow men were off fighting. The prophet Nathan visited King David and told him of the Lord's disapproval and displeasure with David. 26 When Bathsheba heard that her husband was dead, she cried for him. as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. why then didst thou not go down unto thine house? However, David repented was forgiven and remained king. Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, was born into this world through the bloodline of Bathsheba and King David.. David even states that the rich man who taken the sheep from the poor man deserves to die. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. He lists 16 lessons from this God-breathed account which are quite relevant in our battle against sexual temptation: 1. 21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going. But God will not let his son remain in sin. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. As surely as you live, I will not do such a thing!”. why went ye nigh the wall? Finally, 2 Samuel 13:1 implies, though it does not flatly state, that Amnon’s rape of Tamar happened shortly after David’s sin with Bathsheba. 7 When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were, and how the war was going. David was nervous that his sin of adultery would now be found out. When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. You are not going to die. Bathsheba was bathing after her purification – more than likely she could not have gotten pregnant that night, so they probably had sex more than once. Clearly, the firstborn royal prince thought he could get away with this because his father had done so. To Remember: Even David sins Lesson 2 Samuel 11-12 Lesson Text As David walked on the roof of his house one evening, he saw a beautiful woman taking a bath. Todays passage tells the famous story of Davids adultery with Bathsheba and murder of her husband Uriah. This led David to commit adultery with Bathsheba. Although God forgives sins and forgets iniquities, it doesn’t wipe out the consequences. 8 Then David said to Uriah, “Go home and rest.”. 16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. The messengers returned and told David that her name was Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah. David was strolling about on the roof of his palace (though he should have been in battle, 2 Sam. Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. Bathsheba mourned her husband's death and was then brought to King David to be his wife. The story from 2 Samuel 11 through to the end of his life is dominated by troubles that David brought on himself by his own sin and folly. Didn’t you know they would shoot arrows from the city wall? Remember that David did suffer terribly because of his sin with Bathsheba. Bathsheba later discovered she was pregnant (2 Samuel 11:5), and she informed David. So Uriah left the palace, and the king sent a gift to him. Didn’t a woman drop an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? [b] It was a woman on the city wall. Let him be killed in battle.”. Then David said to him, “Stay here one more day, and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. As you read these Psalms, remember each of these were written by David after his affair with Bathsheba, his murder of Uriah, his encounter with Nathan, and his confession before The Lord. She is the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4 So David sent messengers to bring Bathsheba to him. Instead, he slept outside the door of the palace as all the king’s officers did. 18 Then Joab sent David a complete account of the war. After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. David accepted the punishment with real humility. Then David sent messengers to get her. Sin has, as it were, a ‘domino effect’. Through Bathsheba’s story, we discover that God can bring good out of the ashes of sin. However just because he sinned doesn’t make it rape. From God’s perspective David’s years of suffering began with his fall into sin with Bathsheba. David humbly acknowledged his sin and prayed for G‑d's forgiveness. When Bathsheba became pregnant, David arranged to have her husband murdered so that he could marry her. Read more in-depth Bible verses in the Scripture below and use the articles and videos to understand the meaning behind this teachable event in the Bible. They destroyed the Ammonites and attacked the city of Rabbah. The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them. It was like a daughter to him. But the biblical text tells us little if anything of their relationship. On the seventh day the child died. You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. Nathan replies: “You are that man!” as he confronts David about his wrong-doings. David was filled with anger that his plan did not work. When she came to him, he had sexual relations with her. 11 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. 5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”. She was very beautiful. Finally David concocts a plan by which Uriah is killed in battle, and David proceeds to marry Bathsheba. And miraculously, he received it. His attendants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? But Uriah slept at the entrance to the palace with all his master’s servants and did not go down to his house. I thought, ‘Who knows? 5 But Bathsheba became pregnant and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”, 6 So David sent a message to Joab: “Send Uriah the Hittite to me.” And Joab sent Uriah to David. David Sins with Bathsheba 11 In the spring, when the kings normally went out to war, David sent out Joab, his servants, and all the Israelites. He gives every appearance of a man whose conscience is seared. Say: David had Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband brought home from the fighting. The King called for Uriah to come home so that he could spend a night with his wife, Bathsheba, and cover up the sin that Bathsheba was pregnant with David's child. The Holy Bible, New Century Version®. He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”. When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David’s army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died. 12 David said to Uriah, “Stay here today. I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”, Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Sermon on the Mount - Bible Story Verses & Meaning, The Prodigal Son Parable - Bible Story Verses & Meaning, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Why didn’t you go home?”, 11 Uriah said to him, “The Ark and the soldiers of Israel and Judah are staying in tents. 12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. Despite David knowing that she was married, he sent for her and slept with her. After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. David pleaded with God for the child. Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan replied, “The LORD has taken away your sin. 8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. 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. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. The story of King David and Bathsheba, a soldier’s wife, appears in the second book of Samuel in the Old Testament. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. Why didn’t you go home?”, Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in tents, and my commander Joab and my lord’s men are camped in the open country. 16 Joab watched the city and saw where its strongest defenders were and put Uriah there. Second, the author pulls no punches in describing the wickedness of this sin. Sadly, that judgment included the death of David and Bathsheba’s infant son (verse 14). So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were. Instead of confessing his sin and repenting, David devised the unthinkable! He instructed the messenger: “When you have finished giving the king this account of the battle. David is relaxing and walking on the palace roof when he sees a beautiful woman bathing on her roof. 11 In the spring, when the kings normally went out to war, David sent out Joab, his servants, and all the Israelites. The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”. 11:1) when he saw Bathsheba bathing (vv. When Uriah went back to war, King David sent a note to the army commander with instructions to have Uriah put at the frontline and to withdraw so that he would die. 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