Bible Question: What was David's hidden agenda in dealing with Uriah the Hittite in 2 Samuel 11:3-17? |
Bible Answer: In 2 Samuel 11:3-17, David brings Uriah back under the pretense of seeking information about the course of the war (v. 6), and tells him to go home and relax (v. 8). What he does not say specifically is what is most important, and well understood by Uriah (v. 11). David wanted Uriah and Bathsheba to enjoy their evening together (v. 8) to cover David's sin of adultery - this would be the "evidence" that would get David off the hook since Bathsheba was pregnant by David. In v. 13, David made him drunk hoping that in this condition he would relent and go to Bathsheba but Uriah again did not go down to his house. Unsuccessful in making it appear that Uriah was the father of Bathsheba's child, David plotted Uriah's death so he could marry Bathsheba himself as quickly as possible. (v. 15) NASB Study Bible Zondervan. |