Biblical Hebrew Forum

["kenneth greifer" <greifer AT hotmail.com>]

Bryant,

I think King David did not commit adultery because Bathsheba was not legally 
married to Uriah the Hittite because they were not allowed to marry 
Hittittes according to the commandment in Deuteronomy 7:3. They were 
actually supposed to kill them. I think King David sinned because he killed 
the Hittite for the wrong reason, he wanted his "wife" instead of killing 
him for being a Hittite. Maybe that is why Psalm 51:6 says it was a sin in 
G-d's eyes.

Also, people say that King David wanted to have Uriah go home in 2 Samuel 
11:8 to be with his wife to cover up her pregnancy by David. I think he 
wanted Uriah to become drunk and to go home to get him away from the other 
soldiers, so he could have him killed. I can't prove that, but it is a 
possibility.

Kenneth Greifer


> From: "Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>
> To: "kenneth greifer" <greifer AT hotmail.com>,<b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] psalm 51 and King David's sin
> Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 21:03:50 -0700
>
> Dear Kenneth,
>
> Just take a look at the relevant passage in II Samuel 11:4-5, "and David
> sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, AND HE LAY WITH
> HER; for she was purified from he uncleanness: and she returned unto her
> house. And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am 
> with
> child." Pretty unambiguous about the sin of adultery, before he had Uriah
> killed by the Ammonites (cf. II Samuel 11:6- 12:9).
>
> Of course, this is not the first time that David's anger had caused him
> trouble, e.g. Nabal, and the census.
>
> Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kenneth greifer" <greifer AT hotmail.com>
> To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 8:20 PM
> Subject: [b-hebrew] psalm 51 and King David's sin
>
>
> > People keep saying that King David committed adultery, but I don't think
> he
> > did. I think his sin was having Uriah the Hittite killed for his "wife",
> but
> > she was not supposed to marry a Hittite in the first place, according to
> > Deuteronomy 7:3. Some other quotes say that the Israelites were supposed
> to
> > kill all of the Hittites.
> >
> > I think King David's sin was that he had Uriah killed for his "wife", 
> and
> > not for being a Hittite.
> >
> > Kenneth Greifer
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