Uriah the Hittite

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Uriah the Hittite is a biblical figure and loyal soldier in King David’s army, best known for being betrayed and killed after David’s adultery with his wife Bathsheba.

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Label Occurrences
Uriah the Hittite canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
person in the Hebrew Bible
soldier
allegiance King David
associatedWith Bathsheba
Joab
King David
battleFront siege of Rabbah
buriedWith fallen soldiers of David’s army
characterTrait integrity
loyalty
commandChain under Joab
culturalDepiction subject of sermons and theological reflection on sin and justice
deathCause killed in battle
deathManner orchestrated death by King David
deathMethod placed in the front line and abandoned
deathOrderedBy King David
deathPlace Rabbah of the Ammonites
ethnicity Hittite
genreOfSource biblical narrative
killedBy Ammonite
surface form: Ammonites
kingServed David
knownFor being betrayed by King David
being killed in battle after David’s adultery with Bathsheba
languageOfName Hebrew
legacyInTradition symbol of innocent victim of royal abuse of power
loyalTo King David
maritalStatus married
meaningOfName Yahweh is my light
mentionedIn 2 Samuel 11
2 Samuel 12
2 Samuel
surface form: Second Book of Samuel
moralSignificance example of unjust killing
narrativeRole victim of David’s sin
occupation warrior
refusedAction going to his house while fellow soldiers were in the field
relatedEvent David’s adultery with Bathsheba
Nathan’s rebuke of David
religion Yahwism
scripturalCanon Bible
surface form: Old Testament

Tanakh
scripturalContext story of David and Bathsheba
scripturalGenre Deuteronomistic history
servedIn army of King David
spouse Bathsheba
testOfLoyalty refusal to enjoy comforts while army was in the field
timePeriod reign of King David
victimOf abuse of royal power by David

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2 Samuel mainCharacter Uriah the Hittite
Bathsheba spouseOf Uriah the Hittite
Joab interactedWith Uriah the Hittite
Murder of Uriah the Hittite mainSubject Uriah the Hittite
Murder of Uriah the Hittite hasVictim Uriah the Hittite
Eliam associatedWith Uriah the Hittite