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2 Samuel 11
In the spring, when kings go to war, David stays in Jerusalem. From his roof he sees Bathsheba, sends for her and she conceives. He brings her husband Uriah home from the siege of Rabbah, and when Uriah will not go home, he arranges his death in battle.
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David was about 50: Takes Bathsheba; Uriah is killed.
Solomon, born afterwards, was still "young and tender" when David died (1 Chr 22:5).