David and Bathsheba by 1562, Jan MASSYS, 1509 - 1575, Belgium Belgian ( Book of Samuel in the Bible. On a terrace at his palace, King David watches Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, whom he covets, and sends a servant to fetch her. )

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Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, according to the Hebrew Bible. She was the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as king, making her the Gebirah. She is best known for the Biblical narrative in which she was summoned by King David, who had seen her bathing and lusted after her.

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