Bathsheba
Israelite / Jew Hebrew (Jerusalem) · United Kingdom · Old Testament
- Also called
- Bath-sheba, Bath-shua
- Name means
- Daughter of an oath
- Role
- Wife of Uriah, then of David; mother of Solomon
- When
- c. 1000 BC (traditional)
What they did
Taken by David while her husband Uriah was at war; her husband was killed and her first child died. After David repented, she bore Solomon and later secured his succession to the throne.
Why it matters: the purpose of their role
God's grace brought good from great sin: through her son Solomon the line of David continued toward Christ (Matthew 1:6).
And 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. 2 Samuel 12:24 (KJV)
Bible references
And 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 11:3 (KJV)
And 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. 2 Samuel 12:24 (KJV)
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king. And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. 1 Kings 1:28-30 (KJV)
Bath-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. 1 Kings 2:19 (KJV)
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; Matthew 1:6 (KJV)
Family
- Father
- Eliam
- Spouse(s)
- Uriah the Hittite, David
- Children
- Solomon, Shimea, Shobab, Nathan
Called Bath-shua daughter of Ammiel in 1 Chronicles 3:5.