else withdraw and leave him vulnerable. and then all of the enemy fire is focused on uriah, and of course he gets killed in battle. and then david gets to paint himself as consoling the mourning widow, bathsheba. so david orders what is essentially the murder of her husband in battle. it s this immense moral failing that is right at the center of the story of david. and it s the beginning of his downfall as king of israel. despite his best efforts, it isn t long before news of david s actions spread across the kingdom. the prophet of israel goes to
because the husband is away at war and so it s going to be clear that bathsheba must have had an affair with somebody and, of course, that somebody was david. so what does he do? he calls joab, the commander of his army. and he orders him to send uriah into the battlefield at the front of the battle lines and to have everybody else withdraw and leave him vulnerable. and then, all of the enemy fire is focused on uriah and, of course, he gets killed in battle. and then, david gets to paint himself as consoling the mourning widow, bathsheba. so, david orders what is, essentially, the murder of her husband in battle. it s this immense, moral failing that is right at the center of the story of david.
and then david gets to paint himself as consoling the mourning widow, bathsheba. so david orders what is essentially the murder of her husband in battle. it s this immense moral failing that is right at the center of the story of david. and it s the beginning of his downfall as king of israel. despite his best efforts, it isn t long before news of david s actions spread across the kingdom. the prophet of israel goes to david and says, if i told you a
so what does he do? he calls joab, the commander of his army, and he orders him to send uriah at the battlefield and have everyone else withdraw and leave him vulnerable. and then all of the enemy fire is focused on uriah, and of course he gets killed in battle. and then david gets to paint himself as consoling the mourning widow, bathsheba. so david orders what is essentially the murder of her husband in battle. it s this immense moral failing that is right at the center of the story of david. and it s the beginning of his downfall as king of israel.