Uriah

Definition

Uriah was a righteous man and one of King David’s best soldiers. He is often referred to as “Uriah the Hittite.”

• Uriah had a very beautiful wife named Bathsheba.
• David committed adultery with Uriah’s wife, and she became pregnant with David’s child.
• To cover up this sin, David caused Uriah to be killed in battle. Then David married Bathsheba.
• Another man named Uriah was a priest during the time of King Ahaz.

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(See also: Ahaz, Bathsheba, David, Hittite)

Bible References

• 1 Kings 15:5
• 2 Samuel 11:3
• 2 Samuel 11:26-27
• Nehemiah 3:4

Examples from the Bible stories

• __17:12 Bathsheba’s husband, a man named Uriah, was one of David’s best soldiers. David called Uriah back from the battle and told him to go be with his wife. But Uriah refused to go home while the rest of the soldiers were in battle. So David sent Uriah__ back to the battle and told the general to place him where the enemy was strongest so that he would be killed.
• __17:13 After Uriah__ was killed, David married Bathsheba.

Word Data

• Strong’s: H0223, G37740