2Sa 11:4 | TNotes | STEP | 11:4 It is not clear whether Bathsheba came to David’s palace voluntarily. That no protestations are recorded (cp. 13:12-13 ) and that she married David, bore him another child, and persuaded him to designate their child as heir (1 Kgs 1:11-21 ) suggest that she might have been a willing partner. However, Bathsheba mourned for her husband (2 Sam 11:26-27 ), and only David was condemned for this act (11:27 ), so she might have been violated against her will. • The phrase after having her menstrual period (see Lev 15:19-24 ) is included to show that the child Bathsheba conceived could not possibly have been Uriah’s.

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c1 Kgs 1:11-21►

d2 Sam 11:26-27►

fLev 15:19-24►

‏ 2 Samuel 11:4

11:4 ^a It is not clear whether Bathsheba came to David’s palace voluntarily. That no protestations are recorded (cp. 13:12-13 ^b) and that she married David, bore him another child, and persuaded him to designate their child as heir (1 Kgs 1:11-21 ^c) suggest that she might have been a willing partner. However, Bathsheba mourned for her husband (2 Sam 11:26-27 ^d), and only David was condemned for this act (11:27 ^e), so she might have been violated against her will.

• The phrase after having her menstrual period (see Lev 15:19-24 ^f) is included to show that the child Bathsheba conceived could not possibly have been Uriah’s.