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Bathsheba ( / bæθˈʃiːbə / or / ˈbæθʃɪbə /; Hebrew: בַּת־שֶׁבַע, Baṯ-šeḇaʿ, Bat-Sheva or Batsheva, "daughter of Sheba" or "daughter of the oath") [1] was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, according to the Hebrew Bible. She was the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as king, making her the Gebirah (queen mother).
Jun 17, 2024 · Bathsheba's story in the Bible is marked by a complex interplay of power, sin, repentance, and redemption. The first time Bathsheba’s name is mentioned in the Bible is in 2 Samuel 11:3. The man whom King David sent to find out about her identified her as, “Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite” ( 2 Samuel 11:3 ).
Jun 25, 2019 · Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, a warrior in King David's army. One day while Uriah was away at war, King David was walking on his rooftop and saw the beautiful Bathsheba taking her evening bath. David summoned Bathsheba and forced her to commit adultery with him.
Bathsheba, wife of King David and mother of King Solomon, was God’s chosen woman to be the ancestor of Jesus Christ. Her pedigree was flawless; her character undeniably virtuous; her timeless beauty beyond compare.
Bathsheba was the beautiful grand-daughter of Ahitophel, a shrewd military and political counselor of David. She belonged to an elite warrior family, and her husband Uriah was a high-ranking professional soldier, one of the respected warriors called The Thirty.
Jun 23, 2021 · Bathsheba is the married woman whom King David takes in adultery and who, though initially passive, becomes the pivotal figure in his downfall. The king has Bathsheba’s husband, Uriah, slain in battle and then takes her as a wife.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BATH-SHEBA. bath-she'-ba, bath'-she-ba (bath-shebha`, "the seventh daughter," or "the daughter of an oath," also called Bathshua bath-shua`, "the daughter of opulence" ( 1 Chronicles 3:5 ); the Septuagint however reads Bersabee everywhere; compare BATHSHUA; HPN, 65, 67, 77, 206 for Bath-sheba, and 67 ...
Bathsheba (Heb. בַּת־שֶׁבַע, in 1 Chron. 3:5 בַּת־שׁוּעַ), wife of David and mother of Solomon. Bathsheba was originally the wife of Uriah the Hittite, one of David’s warriors. During the war against Rabbath-Ammon ( II Sam. 11 ), David saw Bathsheba and ordered her brought to his palace.
BATHSHEBA, BATH-SHEBA băth she’ bə (בַּת־שֶׁ֣בַע, prob. daughter of an oath, or the seventh daughter; also called BATH-SHUA, daughter of abundance [1 Chron 3:5; KJV and ASV have Bath-sheba]). The wife of Uriah the Hittite, a soldier in David’s army.
Bathsheba is one of the four women mentioned in Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew, though she is not named but referred to as “the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” Because David “took” Bathsheba from Uriah, one of his punishments was that his wives would be “taken” by another and slept with out in the open; Absalom did this to David’s concubines (2Sam 16:22).
