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“Bat-Sheva bowed with her face to the ground, prostrating herself to the king, and said, ‘Let my lord King David live forever.’“-1 Kings 1:31 When Bathsheba said to David that she hoped he would live forever, there is another element to what she was saying apart from what we discussed yesterday. She was referring to […]

“King David answered by saying, ‘Summon Bat-Sheva to me.’ She entered the king’s presence and stood before the king. Then the king swore an oath: ‘As Adonai lives, who has delivered me from all adversity, as I swore to you by Adonai the God of Israel, ‘Your son Shlomo will be king after me; he […]

When we last left off, Bathsheba had just informed David that Adoniyah had crowned himself king. Now, that wasn’t exactly true. She was just telling David what Nathan had told her. And we all know that Nathan had misunderstood the situation. Again, Adoniyah had only proclaimed himself a prince-in-waiting or a NAGID in Hebrew. And […]

“As for you, my lord the king, all Israel is watching you; they are waiting for you to tell them who is to sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. If you don’t, then, when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, I and my son Shlomo will be considered […]

“Bat-Sheva went into the king in his room. (The king was very old; Avishag the Shunamit was in attendance on the king.) Bat-Sheva bowed, prostrating herself to the king. The king asked, ‘What do you want?’” -1 Kings 1:15-16 Picking up from where we left off yesterday, following Nathan’s instructions, Bathsheba goes to the palace […]