Bathsheba

David and Bathsheba (detail), by Jan Matsys , 1562 Louvre According to the Hebrew Bible , Bathsheba ( , Bat Sheva , "daughter of the oath") was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David , king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah . She is most known for the bible story in which King David seduced her. Bathsheba was a daughter of Eliam , one of David's " thirty " (2 Sam. 23:34; cf 1 Chr. 3:5); Eliam was also the son of Ahitophel , one of David's chief advisors. Ahitophel was from Giloh (Josh. 15:51;cf 2 Sam. 15:12), a city of Judah , and thus Bathsheba was from David's own tribe and the granddaughter of one of David's closest advisors (2 Sam.15:12)." She was the mother of Solomon , who succeeded David as king.

According to the Hebrew Bible , Bathsheba ( / b æ θ ˈ ʃ iː b ə / or / ˈ b æ θ ʃ ɪ b ə / ; , Baṯ-šeḇa‘ , "daughter of the oath"; , "ابنة القسم") was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David , king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah . She is most known for the Bible story in which she and King David committed adultery. Bathsheba was a daughter of Eliam , one of David's " thirty " (2 Sam. 23:34; cf 1 Chr. 3:5); Eliam was the son of Ahitophel , one of David's chief advisors. Ahitophel was from Giloh (Josh. 15:51;cf 2 Sam. 15:12), a city of Judah , and thus Bathsheba was from David's own tribe and the granddaughter of one of David's closest advisors (2 Sam.15:12)." She was the mother of Solomon , who succeeded David as king, making her the Queen Mother .

Biblical figure Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David , according to the Hebrew Bible . She is most known for the biblical narrative in which she was summoned by King David, who had seen her bathing and lusted after her. She was the mother of Solomon , who succeeded David as king, making her the Queen mother . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

Biblical figure and wife of David Not to be confused with Queen of Sheba . Bathsheba ( / b æ θ ˈ ʃ iː b ə / or / ˈ b æ θ ʃ ɪ b ə / ; , Baṯ-šeḇaʿ , Bat-Sheva or Batsheva , "daughter of Sheba" or "daughter of the oath") 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). She is best known for the Biblical narrative in which she was summoned by King David, who had seen her bathing and lusted after her.

Biblical figure and wife of David Not to be confused with Queen of Sheba . Bathsheba ( / b æ θ ˈ ʃ iː b ə , ˈ b æ θ ʃ ɪ b ə / ; Hebrew : בַּת־שֶׁבַע Baṯ-šeḇaʿ , lit. ' Daughter of Sheba ' or ' Daughter of the Oath ' ) was an Israelite queen consort . According to the Hebrew Bible , she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David , with whom she had all of her five children. Her status as the mother of Solomon , who succeeded David as monarch, made her the Gebirah ( גְּבִירָה ) of the Kingdom of Israel . She is best known for her appearance in the Book of Samuel , which recounts how she was summoned by David's royal messengers after he witnessed her bathing and lusted after her; David has Uriah killed and then marries Bathsheba, incurring the wrath of God , who strikes down the couple's first child in infancy before plunging the House of David into chaos and anguish.