And it came to pass in an evening tide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house, and from the roof he saw a young woman washing herself, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. And David sent and enquired after the woman: and one said, Is not this Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite. And David sent messengers and took her; and she came in unto him and he lay with her, (for she was purified from her uncleanness,) and she returned unto her house. And the woman conceived and sent and told David, and said, I am with child. And David sent to Jacob, saying. Send me Uriah the Hittite, And Joab sent Uriah to David. 2 Sam. xi. 2 to 6.

[The story then proceeds to represent David, the man after God's own heart, as endeavoring to cajole the poor cuckold Uriah. But he returns to the war without visiting his wife, and David sends a letter with him to Joab, in which letter he orders Joab to place Uriah in the front of the battle, and then leave him so that he might he killed. Joab obeys his orders Uriah is slaughtered, and he then takes Bathsheba his wife and marries her in order that he might continue to gratify his lust upon her!]

158. And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 1 Sam. xxi. 12, 13.

159. Wherefore David arose, and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law; and Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. 1 Samuel xviii. 27.

160. Now King David was old, and stricken in years, and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunamite, and brought her to the king. And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him, but the king knew her not. 1 King i. 1 to 4.

161. And David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. And he took their king's crown from off his head, (the weight whereof was a talent of gold, with the precious stones.) and it was set on David's head, and he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln; and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. 2 Samuel xii. 29 to 31.

162. And behold (says David in his dying moments to his son Solomon,) thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse, in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. Now therefore hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoary head bring thou down to the grave with blood. 1 Kings ii. 8, 9.