Villain fan club!

[ennison]

Thanks for that nod in the direction of Mr Halpern, Yes/No. His work sounds fascinating.

[YesNo]

I don't know much about the books of Samuel or Kings, ennison. Let me know if you see something wrong with his arguments.

If Halpern is right, Bathsheba is not who I imagined her to be from stories I heard as a child. Previously I thought she was a beauty who could turn David's head and make him do stupid things, but otherwise she was inconsequential. Now I see her as the primary director of the show. The risks she took at the time paid off. If I recall correctly, Halpern claimed many of the stories in Samuel and Kings could be read as politically motivated misinformation to justify David and then Solomon's right to rule.