EncyclopediaBath-shebaBath-sheba (băth'-shēbu, –shē'bu) [key], in the Bible, wife of Uriah the Hittite. David seduced her, effected the death of her husband, and then married her. Her second son by David was Solomon. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Bath-sheba from Fact Monster:
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