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bath-shē´ba, bath´shē̇-ba (בּת־ש×בע, bath-shebha‛, “the seventh daughter,†or “the daughter of an oath,†also called Bathshua בּתש×וּע, bath-shuÌ„a‛, “the daughter of opulence†(); the Septuagint however reads BeÌ„rsabeeÌ everywhere; compare BATHSHUA; HPN, 65, 67, 77, 206 for Bath-sheba, and 67, 69, note 3, for Bathshua): Bath-sheba was the daughter of Eliam () or Ammiel (); both names have the same meaning. She was the beautiful wife of Uriah the Hittite, and because of her beauty was forced by David to commit adultery (; Ps 51). Her husband Uriah was treacherously killed by the order of David (). After the death of her husband David made her his wife and she lived with him in the palace (). Four sons sprang from this marriage (; ), after the first child, the adulterine, had died (). With the help of the prophet Nathan she renders futile the usurpation of Adonijah and craftily secures the throne for her son Solomon (). Later Adonijah succeeds in deceiving Bath-sheba, but his plan is frustrated by the king (). According to Jewish tradition, Prov 31 is written by Solomon in memory of his mother. In the genealogy of Jesus (Mt 16) Bath-sheba is mentioned as the former wife of Uriah and the mother of Solomon by David. See ADONIJAH; AMMIEL; BATHSHUA; DAVID; ELIAM; NATHAN; SOLOMON.