Story · 25 · The Soldier
'He sent, they took, she came, he lay'
David sees Bathsheba bathing and sends messengers to take her. She comes; he sleeps with her; she becomes pregnant.
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She had been bathing after her menstrual cycle, so the child is clearly David's.
Bible reference: 2 Samuel 11:2–5
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 393
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