With the long stare, King David sank to the next degrading level, which is convincing himself that having a good old look at this sexy lady wasn’t that bad. When his intentions (to meet up with the girl) became obvious to his servants, one tried to dissuade him, saying, “Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” (2 Sam. 11:3). David would not be put off. Some twisted rationalization took place in David’s mind, perhaps very much as Allan Petersen
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