![]() ![]() He then proceeds to have an affair with her. While his men were at war, David who stayed behind lurking around his balcony spies on this woman and orders to have her brought to him. When he ascended the throne of Israel, he took wives namely Ahinoam, Abigail, Maacah, Haggith, Eglah and Abital, having several children by them.Īmidst these wives and many more, David still found himself at the mercy of beauty when he saw Bathsheba, wife of his army officer, Uriah, bathing. In the case of King David, his first marriage was to Saul’s daughter Michal, given to him as his reward for delivering 200 Philistine foreskins. The downfall of King David and Samsonĭavid, King of Israel and Samson, the last Israelite judge are two powerful, yet controversial characters in the Bible whose lives went into somewhat of a downward spiral for a common reason beautiful women. ![]() In the first two verses he uses it in relation to the well-known Biblical stories of David and Sampson. And the main similarity between the two narratives as presented is that both of these characters basically fell victim to the beauty of a woman. ![]()
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