(contd.) Well, God still loved him and used him. No one was perfect. He was sure God would understand and forgive him concerning this weakness for women, he assured himself. ********** Much later in bed at night, Bathsheba allowed her mind to remember the evening. She could still remember the look on David’s face, there…

  (contd.) She couldn’t understand it. If words of it should get out, she would be stoned to death for committing adultery, but she hadn’t planned to cheat on her husband. If she said the king asked his servants to bring her, no one would believe her; they might even say that she asked for…

(contd.)  He wants me? Why? What should I do? Her mouth opened in shock.      Knowing she had to say something, she began, “My lord,”      Putting his left hand around her waist, he used the right one to pull her close and his lips descended on hers. It was not a soft…

contd. Bathsheba’s eyes briefly took in the furnishing of the room and the decoration of the bed before going to David who stood with his back to her.      He turned slowly and Bathsheba found herself face-to-face with the king over all of Israel. David looked at the woman before him. Yes, she was…

contd. Having done so much, and with so much power, he should be able to enjoy some things, such as take any woman he wanted, he told himself. He hadn’t expected to see a woman bathing when he went out on the rooftop, but he had and he must have her. She was so beautiful…

contd.   Goliath’s armour-bearer was the first to run, throwing the armours away. Before Goliath could recover and get up, David ran to where his body lay, took the giant’s sword and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that Goliath was dead, they ran away and the Israelite army pursued them.…

(contd.) At this point, the Spirit of God came upon David and he became angry. He said to the men around him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”  …

(contd.) David trusted these three servants to some extent, and didn’t expect them to gossip about him; after all, what he did was none of their business. He entered his bedchamber to await the arrival of Bathsheba.      Sprawled on his back in his big bed which had expensive covers, he folded his hands…

Burning with passion, David, the second king of Israel left the rooftop of his palace and walked briskly, descending the steps that led inside. It was late in the afternoon and the weather was cool which was why he went for a walk on the rooftop in the first place. He had been in his…