BATHSHEBA
Daughter of Eliam, or Amiel, and wife of Uriah the Hittite. David committed an execrable double sin, committing adultery with her, and afterward seeking the death of Uriah so that what had happened would not be discovered.
After the death of Uriah, David took her as his wife, and she became the mother of Solomon and other sons of David. When Adonijah tried to proclaim himself king, Bathsheba, urged by Nathan, appealed to David to fulfill his promise that Solomon would be his successor.
When Solomon was king, Adonijah begged Bathsheba to use her influence to obtain Abishag as a wife for himself (2 Sam. 11:3; 12:24; 1 Kings 1:11-31; 2:13-19 ; Ps. 51, “title”).
She is also called Bethshua (1 Chr. 3:5); the same Hebrew word is translated “daughter of Shuah,” the wife of Judah (Gen. 38:12; 1 Chron. 2:3).