Was David commiting adultery when he married Abigail?
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Abigail's Husband died before King David married her so no he was not commiting Adultery.\n\nBathsheba was still married when King David had sex with her so thus he commited Adultery with her at that time.\n\nBut after her Husband died in Battle, King David did marry her thus permitting him to have Sex with her under Biblical law.
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Not lately, but yeah it's a Biblical problem. Abraham was stopped from sacrificing Isaac supposedly because God saw that he was willing to do it and that he was then convinced of Abrahams loyalty. Problem with that is it implies that God DIDN'T KNOW what Abraham would do AHEAD OF TIME. Since he is supposedly all-knowing, that really doesn't wash.\n\nAlso we have God supposedly telling everyone that to murder is wrong, but then he goes and kills a few thousand people in a couple of cities where he disapproves of their behavior, and tells his followers to kill others in his name in more than a few wars, inquisitions, etc.\n\nYep, pretty hard to swallow...
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Lady, IT'S WRONG!!!!!\nExodus 20:14  Thou shalt not commit adultery.\n\nLeviticus 20:10  And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.\n\nDeuteronomy 5:18  Neither shalt thou commit adultery.\n\nProverbs 6:32  But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.\n\nJeremiah 3:8  And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.\n\nJeremiah 3:9  And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.\n\nJeremiah 5:7  How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.\n\nJeremiah 7:9  Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;\n\nJeremiah 23:14  I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.\n\nJeremiah 29:23  Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.\n\nEzekiel 16:32  But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!\n\nEzekiel 23:37  That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.\n\nHosea 4:2  By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.\n\nHosea 4:13  They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.\n\nHosea 4:14  I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.\n\nMatthew 5:27  Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:\n\nMatthew 5:28  But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.\n\nMatthew 5:32  But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.\n\nMatthew 19:9  And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.\n\nMatthew 19:18  He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,\n\nMark 10:11  And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.\n\nMark 10:12  And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.\n\nMark 10:19  Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy f
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It is a violation of the UCMJ but it is one of the least enforced offenses because of the burden of proof.  But a Child would be good proof.  I don't know of any one who has been punished for Adultery when it was not part of a larger investigation.
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I think it is very possible they were married, but maybe not.  There is some evidence that he may have been married and some that says the person he was married to was Mary Magdalene.  The big thing is - does it matter?  I don't believe that if he was married it changed his message at all.
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How many wives did God give Adam?
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Not shocked not angry but a little confused. I wish I knew what church she went to. The bible is full of soldiers and warriors (and they weren't always the bad guys). David was a soldier when he killed Goliath. I just wonder who has warped her towards something like that.
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Not born again..... but a true christian would not fornicate/commit adultery.  However, we are imperfect and we will make mistakes.  Be honest and be ready to face the consequences of your mistake.  Tell your spouse.  If you don't, it's like lying....and don't forget, the father of the lie is Satan and we don't want to do his will!\n\nClick below for articles based on Bible scriptures to assist you further.   \n\nI hope the best for you or who ever you're asking the question for.
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31 “Moreover it was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 However, I say to YOU that everyone divorcing his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her a subject for adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.\n\nSo, the only scriptural grounds is infidelity.
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The fault lies clearly on David, however, one must understand that Bathsheba KNEW she was in clear view of the palace.\nThe Levitical Law states that if a woman has sex forced upon her and she does not cry out, then it is not ruled as rape. Bathsheba did not resist David. The law superceded the rule of a king in Israel. So if she said "No" to David and sited the sixth commandment and walked away, David would not have been able to do anything about it.\nThis is a case of willing adultery to obtain a position of power for her offspring.
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Yes,\nto find more contradictions like\nvWho incited David to count the fighting men of Israel? \n\n(a) God did (2 Samuel 24: 1) \n\n(b) Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1) \n\n\n\n\n\nIn that count how many fighting men were found in Israel? \n\n(a) Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9) \n\n(b) One million, one hundred thousand (IChronicles 21:5) \n\n\n\n\nHow many fighting men were found in Judah? \n\n(a) Five hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9) \n\n(b) Four hundred and seventy thousand (I Chronicles 21:5) \n\n\n\n\nGod sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine? \n\n(a) Seven (2 Samuel 24:13) \n\n(b) Three (I Chronicles 21:12) \n\n\n\n\nHow old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem? \n\n(a) Twenty-two (2 Kings 8:26) \n\n(b) Forty-two (2 Chronicles 22:2) \n\n\n\n\nHow old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem? \n\n(a) Eighteen (2 Kings 24: \n\n(b) Eight (2 Chronicles 36:9) \n\n\n\n\nHow long did he rule over Jerusalem? \n\n(a) Three months (2 Kings 24: \n\n(b) Three months and ten days (2 Chronicles 36:9) \n\n\n\n\nThe chief of the mighty men of David lifted up his spear and killed how many men at one time? \n\n(a) Eight hundred (2 Samuel 23: \n\n(b) Three hundred (I Chronicles 11: 11) \n\n\n\n\nWhen did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? \n\n(a) After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) \n\n(b) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14) \n\n\n\n\nHow many pairs of clean animals did God tell Noah to take into the Ark? \n\n(a) Two (Genesis 6:19, 20) \n\n(b) Seven (Genesis 7:2). But despite this last instruction only two pairs went into the ark (Genesis 7:8-9) \n\n\n\n\nWhen David defeated the King of Zobah, how many horsemen did he capture? \n\n(a) One thousand and seven hundred (2 Samuel 8:4) \n\n(b) Seven thousand (I Chronicles 18:4) \n\n\n\n\nHow many stalls for horses did Solomon have? \n\n(a) Forty thousand (I Kings 4:26) \n\n(b) Four thousand (2 chronicles 9:25) \n\n\n\n\nIn what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die? \n\n(a) Twenty-sixth year (I Kings 15:33 - 16: \n\n(b) Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1) \n\n\n\n\nHow many overseers did Solomon appoint for the work of building the temple? \n\n(a) Three thousand six hundred (2 Chronicles 2:2) \n\n(b) Three thousand three hundred (I Kings 5:16) \n\n\n\n\nSolomon built a facility containing how many baths? \n\n(a) Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26) \n\n(b) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5) \n\n\n\n\nOf the Israelites who were freed from the Babylonian captivity, how many were the children of Pahrath-Moab? \n\n(a) Two thousand eight hundred and twelve (Ezra 2:6) \n\n(b) Two thousand eight hundred and eighteen (Nehemiah 7:11) \n\n\nBut The Quran makes the clear challange, that if you are in doubt about it - then bring a book like it. Also, to bring ten chapters like it and then finally, to bring one single chapter like it. 1,400 years - and no one has been able to duplicate it's beauty, recitation, miracles and ease of memorization. Another challange for the unbelievers to consider; "If this (Quran) were from other than Allah, you would find within it many contradictions." And yet, another challange offered by Allah in the Quran is for the unbelievers to look around for evidences. Allah says He will show them His signs within themselves and on the farthest horizons.
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You're right, the bible does say, "Do not commit adultery" (one of the Ten Commandments).  \n\nHowever, Jesus said in Matthew 5:28 "But I tell you that anyone who even looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."  \n\nThis eliminates second and third base as well.
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No he is not . For when God forgives he also removes the sin and remembers it no more.\nremember removing sin does not do away with the consequence of sin. For example you commit adultery get caught and the husband shoots your arm off . God will forgive the act if you repent as David did .yet you must still live with the results of your actions. Just as David did.\nYet David is spoken of in scriptures as a man after Gods own heart.
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I don't see how having a wife would make him less perfect. That does not mean he lusted, God created Eve for Adam, so why would he not create someone for Jesus? And remember Eve was created for Adam BEFORE sin existed, so how could having a companion be a sin?
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only if adultery has been committed\n\nperhaps i am wrong though......
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Yes he was forgiven,but his sin came with very large consequences.The child that Bathsheba the wife of Uriah and later wife of King David was pregnant with died at birth and David suffered greatly because of the loss of his son.
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David was a man after God's heart