Strong H1339בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע
Bathsheba
- Transliteration
- bath-sheba‛
- Pronunciation
- bath-sheh'-bah
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Bath-sheba = "daughter of an oath"
Detailed definition
A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.11.3;
daughter of: Eliam (H463); married to David (H1732) and Uriah (H223A);
mother of: Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416) and Solomon (H8010); also called Bath-shua at 1Ch.3.5;
Also named: bat-shu.a (בַּת־שׁוּעַ "Bath-shua" H1340)
daughter of: Eliam (H463); married to David (H1732) and Uriah (H223A);
mother of: Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416) and Solomon (H8010); also called Bath-shua at 1Ch.3.5;
Also named: bat-shu.a (בַּת־שׁוּעַ "Bath-shua" H1340)
In the biblical story
Bathsheba
Wife of Uriah, later married David and bore Solomon.
Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, later became David's wife and the mother of Solomon.
In the Bible
Strong H1339 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sheba10
First verses
- 2 Samuel 11:3And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
- 2 Samuel 12:24And David comforted Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.
- 1 Kings 1:11Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
- 1 Kings 1:15And Bath–sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
- 1 Kings 1:16And Bath–sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
- 1 Kings 1:28Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath–sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.
- 1 Kings 1:31Then Bath–sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
- 1 Kings 2:13And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
- 1 Kings 2:18And Bath–sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
- 1 Kings 2:19Bath–sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.