Atlas Biblica

    person

    Bathsheba

    בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע

    Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, later became David's wife and the mother of Solomon.

    Illustration1 Kings 2Bathsheba petitions Solomon on behalf of Adonijah while seated beside him in the place of honor.
    verses
    12
    first named
    2 Samuel 11:3
    last named
    Psalms 51:1
    period
    United Monarchy
    role
    David's wife

    Description

    Who was Bathsheba?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, one of David's mighty men. David committed adultery with her, resulting in her pregnancy (2Sa.11.3). After Uriah's death in battle, arranged by David, Bathsheba became David's wife and gave birth to Solomon (2Sa.12.24). Later, when David was old, Bathsheba and the prophet Nathan worked together to ensure Solomon's ascension to the throne (1Ki.1.11-31). As queen mother, Bathsheba held a position of influence in the royal court (1Ki.2.13-19). She is also mentioned in the superscription of Psalm 51, which is associated with David's repentance after his sin with Bathsheba. In 1Ch.3.5, Bathsheba is referred to as "Bath-shua," and her four sons with David are listed. Bathsheba's story illustrates the consequences of sin, God's mercy and forgiveness, and the importance of divine sovereignty in the fulfillment of God's plans.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Bathsheba10 of 17 entities the graph connects to Bathsheba, in 2 groups: kinship 3, events 7. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.DavidSpouse of · 16 events · 964 versesSolomonMother of · 9 events · 272 versesUriahSpouse of · 22 versesKinshipJerusalem1 event · 888 versesJoab1 event · 120 versesNathan1 event · 30 versesAbiathar1 event · 29 versesUncleanness1 event · 28 versesAdonijah6 events · 24 versesAbishag1 event · 5 versesEventsBathsheba

    The 10 best-attested of 17 are drawn. All 17 are listed below.

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Bathsheba happensThe one place the claims about Bathsheba reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Bathsheba there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Jerusalem
    United MonarchyThe one place the claims about Bathsheba reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 12, across 4 books.

    1. 2 Samuel2 verses

      11:312:24

    2. 1 Kings8 verses

      1:111:151:161:281:312:132:182:19

    3. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      3:5

    4. Psalms1 verse

      51:1

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Bathsheba’s request and Bathsheba’s speaking, and 5 moreAdonijahSon of David who attempted to seize the thronevia Nathan and Shammua, and 3 moreAbsalomDavid's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne.via Nathan and Shammua, and 3 moreAmnonDavid's firstborn son, killed by Absalomvia Nathan and Shammua, and 3 moreChileabSon of David and Abigail the Carmelitessvia Nathan and Shammua, and 3 moreDavid Children BirthDavid Children Birth is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via Nathan and Shammua, and 3 moreEliadaSon of David born in Jerusalemvia Nathan and Shammua, and 3 moreElipheletA son of David born in Jerusalem.via Nathan and Shammua, and 3 moreElishamaA son of King David born in Jerusalem.via Nathan and Shammua, and 3 moreElishuaA son of David born in Jerusalem.

    Where they appear

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    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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