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It's been a while since I read this story, but I wonder if reading more of what happens concerning David and Bathsheba later might be of help. I'm remembering that Bathsheba got pregnant, but that they then lost that first child due to their sin, but I can't remember if scripture says or implies that it was *their* sin, or David's sin specifically.
Then later they had Solomon and David specifically promised Bathsheba that it would be *her* son Solomon that would inherit the throne, and when one of his other sons tried to assume the throne just before David's death, Bathsheba went to notify David and he proclaimed that Solomon was the king.
Was Absalom also Bathsheba's son, or was he David's by another woman? Can't remember offhand.
None of this may actually help with the actual question, but I tend to like to see the whole picture of every encounter between characters to try to determine their relationships. Bathsheba did remain David's wife until his death, so it wasn't just a one-time encounter after he got what he wanted that day.
Then later they had Solomon and David specifically promised Bathsheba that it would be *her* son Solomon that would inherit the throne, and when one of his other sons tried to assume the throne just before David's death, Bathsheba went to notify David and he proclaimed that Solomon was the king.
Was Absalom also Bathsheba's son, or was he David's by another woman? Can't remember offhand.
None of this may actually help with the actual question, but I tend to like to see the whole picture of every encounter between characters to try to determine their relationships. Bathsheba did remain David's wife until his death, so it wasn't just a one-time encounter after he got what he wanted that day.
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