A dictionary of the . a snare to David, for henot only committed adultery with her,but treacherously procured the death ofher injured husband. 2 Sam. 11. Thechild of this intercourse died. When thedays of mourning were accomplished,David married her, and she afterwardbore him three sons besides Adonijah attempted to seize thethrone, Bath-sheba told the king at theinstigation of Nathan. IKgs. 1 was to her as queen-mother thatAdonijah went with the request for thehand of Abishag. 1 Kgs. 2 : 13-22. SeeAdonijah. BATH-SHUA (daughter of anoath), a variant of Bath-sheba; us
A dictionary of the . a snare to David, for henot only committed adultery with her,but treacherously procured the death ofher injured husband. 2 Sam. 11. Thechild of this intercourse died. When thedays of mourning were accomplished,David married her, and she afterwardbore him three sons besides Adonijah attempted to seize thethrone, Bath-sheba told the king at theinstigation of Nathan. IKgs. 1 was to her as queen-mother thatAdonijah went with the request for thehand of Abishag. 1 Kgs. 2 : 13-22. SeeAdonijah. BATH-SHUA (daughter of anoath), a variant of Bath-sheba; used in 1Chr. 3:5. BATTERING-RAM. Eze. 4:2 and 21: 22. This was a long beam ofstrong wood, usually oak, sometimesconnected with a carriage or frameworkof heavy timber. One end was shapedlike a rams head, which when driven re-peatedly and with great force against103 BAT BEA the wall of a city or fortification eitherpierced it or battered it down. In thetower of the structure in which the bat-tering-ram was hung were often posted. Aiicient Battering-ram. archers and slingers, who fired at thedefenders upon the walls while theircomrades were pushing the ram along orworking it against the walls. See War. BATTLE-AXE. See Armor. BATTLEMENr. Deut. 22 : wall, parapet, or other structurearound the flat roofs of Eastern houses,designed as a partition from an adjoin-ing building or to prevent persons fromfalling off. The law required a battle-ment to be built upon every house. Itis sometimes used in a more extensivesense to denote the fortifications of acity. Jer. 5:10. A traveller says thatat Aleppo, where the houses join eachother, the battlements are so low thathe could walk over the tops of a dozenhouses without interruption. See Dwell-ing. BAVAI, one who helped rebuildthe wall. Neh. 3:18. BAY TREE. Pp. 37 : 35. Itmay be questioned whether any partic-ular tree is intended by the Psalmist;but if so, it must have been an evergreen,and may possibly be the sweet bay(Lawns nobilis), whic
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