his multiplying of wives began to numb him to his own descent from holiness. In short, David’s collection of a harem, though it was “legal” in Middle Eastern courtly culture and not considered adultery among the kings of the East, was, nevertheless, sin. David’s sensual indulgences numbed him to God’s holy call in his life as well as to the danger and consequences of falling. David’s embrace of socially permitted sensualities (multiple wives) desensitized him to God’s call and made him easy prey