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Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27; 2 Samuel 12:1-19

Key Verses:
26 When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. 27 After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the Lord.

2 Samuel 11:26-27

Observations

Context

  • David won military battles over numerous enemies.
  • He continued to expand the kingdom under the leadership of his commander, Joab.
David and bathsheba Pietro Cappelli

Sin – and David’s Deadly Cover-up (Chapter 11)

  • David had sent Joab and his forces to war against the Ammonites. He remained behind in Jerusalem.
  • He noticed the beautiful Bathsheba cleansing herself in her home below the palace.
  • He inquired about her and was told she was married to one of his best warriors, Uriah.
  • He slept with her anyway, and she became pregnant.
  • He summoned Uriah home in an attempt to cover up the sin, but Uriah refused to go to Bathsheba.
  • David sent the loyal Uriah to Joab with a letter – Joab was to arrange for Uriah’s death in the hottest part of the battlefield.
  • Afterward, Joab sent back a messenger with news of the battle where Uriah died.
  • The cover-up worked – or so David thought.
  • He took Bathsheba as his wife, and she bore him a son.

Consequences (Chapter 12)

Bible study methodology adapted from Searching the Scriptures with permission from Tyndale House:

Swindoll, Charles, Searching the Scriptures. Tyndale House Publishers, 2016.

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