Once David receives word that Uriah has died fighting, he responds coolly, "The sword devours one way or another." Once more, the Bible tells us little of Bathsheba's reaction. "The wife of Uriah ...

Some have claimed that David’s coercion was not physical (though it could have been; the Bible does not say). Bathsheba could have defied the king’s order — just as Shadrach, Meshach and ...

As we approach the High Holidays I recall a passionate debate I recently engaged in with a good friend of mine regarding the meaning of King David’s interaction with Bathsheba in the Bible.

The story of David and Bathsheba has a lot of gaps ... We think of “adultery” as consensual by definition, while the Bible defines it as the responsibility of the male head of the household ...

David's a fabulous king—victory abroad, and a fantastic domestic policy at home. He "delivered justice and equity to all his people." Equity—that's an interesting word. So far, the Bible hasn ...

When most people think of Bathsheba, they tend to think of one thing — adultery. In 2 Samuel 11, David and Bathsheba ... Well, she was — in one word — a hero. Had Bathsheba not done what ...

The biblical story of David and ... violence in the Bible ran under the headline “David Was a Rapist, Abraham Was a Sex Trafficker.” In some Christian spaces, however, Bathsheba is portrayed ...

About thirty years ago, Shimon Peres once said something to the effect that not everything King David ... word for daughter had something to do with a wine container. My conclusion is that ...