The biblical story of David and Bathsheba is as dramatic as it is ambiguous: A powerful man sees a beautiful stranger and summons her. She becomes pregnant. The man clumsily tries to cover it up, but ...
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT'S SECOND BOOK of Samuel, King David sends his troops off to battle but remains behind in Jerusalem. Big mistake. From a rooftop perch one night, he spies Bathsheba washing, which ...