Bethsabée

Bethsabée (in Hebrew: בתשבע , which can be translated like seventh girl or girl of the oath ) is the wife of Urie Hittite then King David. She is the mother of Solomon. Its character appears in the Second book of Samuel, in chapter 11.

Biblical account

The King David, walking on the terrace of its palate, sees Bethsabée bathing. Although he learned that she was married with the one of her soldiers left to besiege a city, it has a relation with this woman who fall pregnant and announces to him. David points out the husband of Bethsabée of the war so that he sleeps with his wife, but this one refuses. The king pushes the commander with launching then an attack and he dies during the combat.

After the period of mourning, David takes Bethsabée for woman and the child of their union is born. The Prophète Nathan learns in David that this way of doing displeased with God and that in punishment, it is not the oldest son of David which will inherit the throne, but the fruit of the seed that David planted in Bethsabée, at the end of fights which will decimate the royal family. David beseeches forgiveness, the child of Bethsabée falls ill, David fasts several days until the death of the child the seventh day, which David interprets like his punishment. David comforts Bethsabée.

A new child will be born: Solomon. David solemnly promises in Bethsabée, become his favorite wife, that this child will inherit his throne.

The character of Bethsabée in art

  • the scene of the life of Bethsabée the most represented is that where, whereas it is with the bath, one brings the letter of David to him who says to want to take it for woman. It is in particular the case of two tables painted during the year 1654, Bethsabée receiving the letter of David , of Willem Drost and Bethsabée with the bath holding the letter of David , of Rembrandt.
One can also announce the Bethsabée Karl Briullov or that of Franciabigio to Dresden.

In other tables, it is a maidservant who announces the love to him that David carries to him, like Bethsabée with the bath , of Jacob van Loo. Lastly, in David and Bethsabée , of Jan Matsys, it himself is David which comes to declare its flame to him.

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