Alternative Views of Bathsheba in the David and Bathsheba Story

Review of the previous post

The previous post, post number 12 of 23, was the second post in a series of seven posts discussing the ramifications of Bathsheba’s actions as they relate to viewing her as a “victim”.

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This post, post number 13 of 23, is the third post in a series of seven posts discussing the ramifications of Bathsheba’s actions as they relate to viewing her as a “victim”.

Bathsheba was not a victim

(3) Possible gains to Bathsheba

Of course, being the paramour or wife of the King has many advantages for both herself and her children^[1] over being the wife of a mere soldier. Two possibilities immediately come to mind: the advancement of Bathsheba’s husband; or the advancement of Bathsheba herself. Both of these possibilities will be explored below.

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The next post, post number 14 of 23, is the fourth post in a series of seven posts discussing the ramifications of Bathsheba’s actions as they relate to viewing her as a “victim”.

^[1] As later events show, this was the case since Bathsheba is Solomon’s mother, see, for example, 1 Kings 1:11.