Bathsheba at Her Bath

Bathsheba
Queen of Israel
Bathsheba holding king David's letter by Willem Drost, 1654, Louvre Museum
Queen of Israel
Spouse	Uriah the Hittite King David
Issue	Unnamed son Solomon Nathan Shammua Shobab
House	House of David
Father	Eliam
Mother	unknown
Religion	Judaism

According to the Hebrew Bible, "Bat Sheva," more commonly known by the anglicized name Bathsheba (/bæθˈʃiːbə/ or /ˈbæθʃɪbə/;Hebrew: בַּת שֶׁ֫בַע‎‎, Baṯ-šeḇa‘, "daughter of the oath"; Arabic: بثشبع‎‎, "ابنة القسم") was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. She is most known for the Bible story in which she was summoned by King David who had seen her bathing and lusted after her.

Bathsheba was a daughter of Eliam, one of David's "thirty" (2 Sam. 23:34; cf 1 Chr. 3:5); Eliam was the son of Ahitophel, one of David's chief advisors. Ahitophel was from Giloh (Josh. 15:51;cf 2 Sam. 15:12), a city of Judah, and thus Bathsheba was from David's own tribe and the granddaughter of one of David's closest advisors (2 Sam.15:12)." She was the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as king, making her the Queen Mother.