Bathsheba

Bathsheba - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

Daughter of the oath, or of seven, called also Bath-shu'a (1 Chr. 3:5), was the daughter of Eliam (2 Sam. 11:3) or Ammiel (1 Chr. 3:5), and wife of Uriah the Hittite. David committed adultery with her (2 Sam. 11:4, 5; Ps. 51:1). The child born in adultery died (2 Sam. 12:15-19). After her husband was slain (11:15) she was married to David (11:27), and became the mother of Solomon (12:24; 1 Kings 1:11; 2:13). She took a prominent part in securing the succession of Solomon to the throne (1 Kings 1:11, 16-21).

Definition

Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah, a soldier in King David’s army. After Uriah’s death, she became the wife of David, and the mother of Solomon.

• David committed adultery with Bathsheba while she was married to Uriah.
• When Bathsheba became pregnant with David’s child, David caused Uriah to be killed in battle.
• David then married Bathsheba and she gave birth to their child.
• God punished David for his sin by causing the child to die several days after he was born.
• Later, Bathsheba gave birth to another son, Solomon, who grew up to become king after David.

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(See also: David, Solomon. Uriah)

Bible References

• 1 Chronicles 3:4-5
• 1 Kings 1:11
• 2 Samuel 11:3
• Psalm 51:1-2

Examples from the Bible stories

• __17:10 One day, when all of David’s soldiers were away from home fighting battles, he got up from an afternoon nap and saw a beautiful woman bathing. Her name was Bathsheba__.
• __17:11 A short time later Bathsheba__ sent a message to David saying that she was pregnant.
• __17:12 Bathsheba’s__ husband, a man named Uriah, was one of David’s best soldiers.
• __17:13 After Uriah was killed, David married Bathsheba__.
• __17:14 Later, David and Bathsheba__ had another son, and they named him Solomon.

Word Data

• Strong’s: H1339