Author	Thread: Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife?
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife? Posted : 27 Jan, 2026 07:42 AM Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife? THE WORDS OF THE LORD: 2 Samuel 12:7-9 7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. 9 Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife? Posted : 15 Feb, 2026 04:19 AM The Bible makes no mention of screams for help. (Deuteronomy 22:24, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:19) Bathsheba went along with it willfully enough. But did she help it along? Did she deliberately bathe with foreknowledge in such a manner that the king might see her? knowing the king may see her? Was it her plan to be seen? I don't think that Bathsheba is innocent. I think she went along with the king. I think also, she may have wanted to be seen by the king so deliberately bathed where the king may notice her. Whether that is true or not, she definitely committed adultery with the king. She, a married woman, chose to have sexual relations with another man. Something that was unlawful for them both. BOTH SINNED! Both knew it was sin. They did it anyway. No regard for the commandment of THE LORD against such. They dismissed the command for a moment of pleasure. And Uriah lost his life for it. We have been dismissing adultery ever since. The church sure does not address it. It seems to have become an excusable sin. Marriage after marriage. Divorce after divorce. Adultery after adultery. Divorce itself like it has become an excusable sin. Divorce also being part of adultery. Yep! Jesus says not to vow at all. But that does not take the sin away as God has pronounced ONE and there are rules that no one follows. The Bible says one thing and we do another. Post Reply
Jayzeee View Profile History	Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife? Posted : 15 Feb, 2026 04:29 AM Considering bathrooms didn’t exist & people would have had to keep clean I’m sure this type of thing was commonplace. As we know she was there bathing after her menstrual cycle had ended which is why she conceived. You seem to be implying that by the mere act of bathing she was inviting a sexual advance that’s scary. I saw a woman walking down the street jacket open no top breast exposed clearly not in her right mind. Going by your logic to any man who sees her she’s fair game…:-) Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife? Posted : 15 Feb, 2026 05:25 AM You miss the mark. Was it a "mere act of bathing"? Yes, people can bath inside and people can bath outside. Where do you most often bath? If David often walked upon the palace roof and Bathsheba often bathed for people to see her from the palace roof, then that was often an event. Bathsheba had consensual sex with David. Are you saying it was not consensual? Are you saying she was raped? Are you saying she was forced? Then why doesn't the Bible account say she was forced? She went along with it well enough. And maybe she invited it. Maybe she wanted the king's notice. Whether she did or not does not matter. They both willfully committed adultery. You imply that David forces her. I wonder if she intended. The Bible does not say that David raped her. The Bible does not say that Bathsheba resisted the king. I don't think he raped her. I don't think she resisted. Such is not in the narrative. But from what is in the narrative, I see sin on both their parts. They both helped it along. There is no innocence for either of them. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife? Posted : 15 Feb, 2026 05:52 AM I believe Dinah was raped. Genesis 34:2 says she was raped. So, I believe Dinah was raped because the scripture account I have read says that she was raped. The same cannot be said of Bathsheba. I believe Joseph fled Potiphar's wife because the scripture account said he fled Potiphar's wife. (Genesis 39) You want to imagine that David forced Bathsheba. Then why doesn't the scripture say he forced Bathsheba? I myself wonder about Bathsheba bathing in such a way. You wonder what you wonder. I wonder what I wonder. But really, it doesn't matter. They willfully committed adultery. The innocence is not there. Imagine what you wish to imagine. The Bible says, "Why hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight?" They both broke the commandment of THE LORD. David was not to have another man's wife. Bathsheba was not to have a man other than her husband. Both of them sinned. Bathsheba was not innocent. Nor does the Bible project her innocence. Tamar was innocent. (2 Samuel 13) but Bathsheba was not innocent. Post Reply
Handyman62 View Profile History	Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife? Posted : 15 Feb, 2026 10:07 AM Bathsheba did what Satan told her to do. And David listened to his hormones. Post Reply
Jayzeee View Profile History	Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife? Posted : 15 Feb, 2026 11:06 AM I’m not saying she was raped the bible doesn’t say that. What I did say & I’ll repeat, is I’ve wondered over the years if she had any say in it. Because of the obvious power balance…:-) Post Reply
Jayzeee View Profile History	Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife? Posted : 15 Feb, 2026 11:16 AM I don’t know what the etiquette of the day was. If the king took a liking to you & sent for you could you say oh no thanks I’m spoken for…:-) Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife? Posted : 15 Feb, 2026 02:47 PM It would have been a nice reminder. Tamar sought to reason with Amnon in 2 Samuel 13:12 though that failed. Such dialog is not mentioned between Bathsheba and David. Instead, God confronts David afterward through the Prophet Nathan. David is confronted then for having despised the commandment of THE LORD and doing what was evil in THE LORD'S sight. The Bible does not project the innocence of either. Post Reply
WalkNTalk View Profile History	Was David's sin having more than one wife or was his sin having someone else's wife? Posted : 15 Feb, 2026 02:48 PM Thank you for sharing, Jayzeee Post Reply

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