Murder of Uriah the Hittite
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The Murder of Uriah the Hittite is the biblical episode in which King David orchestrates the death of the soldier Uriah to conceal his adultery with Bathsheba, serving as a pivotal example of sin, abuse of power, and divine judgment in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Murder of Uriah the Hittite canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T917110 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Murder of Uriah the Hittite Context triple: [2 Samuel, containsEvent, Murder of Uriah the Hittite]
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A.
Massacre of the Innocents
The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical episode in which King Herod orders the killing of all young male children in Bethlehem in an attempt to eliminate the infant Jesus.
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B.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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C.
Fast of Gedaliah
The Fast of Gedaliah is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah ben Ahikam and the subsequent end of Jewish autonomy after the First Temple’s destruction.
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D.
Judith Beheading Holofernes
Judith Beheading Holofernes is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the biblical heroine Judith decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes with intense realism and emotional tension.
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E.
Massacre of Vassy
The Massacre of Vassy was a 1562 attack by French Catholic troops on Huguenot worshippers that sparked open civil war and is widely seen as the event that ignited the French Wars of Religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Murder of Uriah the Hittite Target entity description: The Murder of Uriah the Hittite is the biblical episode in which King David orchestrates the death of the soldier Uriah to conceal his adultery with Bathsheba, serving as a pivotal example of sin, abuse of power, and divine judgment in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Massacre of the Innocents
The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical episode in which King Herod orders the killing of all young male children in Bethlehem in an attempt to eliminate the infant Jesus.
-
B.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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C.
Fast of Gedaliah
The Fast of Gedaliah is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah ben Ahikam and the subsequent end of Jewish autonomy after the First Temple’s destruction.
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D.
Judith Beheading Holofernes
Judith Beheading Holofernes is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the biblical heroine Judith decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes with intense realism and emotional tension.
-
E.
Massacre of Vassy
The Massacre of Vassy was a 1562 attack by French Catholic troops on Huguenot worshippers that sparked open civil war and is widely seen as the event that ignited the French Wars of Religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical episode
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event in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ narrative of royal wrongdoing ⓘ |
| cause | David’s adultery with Bathsheba ⓘ |
| describedAs | great evil in the sight of the Lord ⓘ |
| executedBy | Joab’s military maneuver ⓘ |
| followedBy |
David’s confession in 2 Samuel 12
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Prophet Nathan’s parable of the ewe lamb ⓘ death of Bathsheba’s first child ⓘ |
| hasAccomplice | Joab ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | King David ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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adultery ⓘ consequences of sin ⓘ cover‑up ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ murder ⓘ repentance ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Uriah the Hittite ⓘ |
| involvesCharacter |
Bathsheba
ⓘ
Joab ⓘ King David ⓘ Prophet Nathan ⓘ Uriah the Hittite ⓘ |
| location | battlefront at Rabbah of the Ammonites ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bathsheba
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King David ⓘ Uriah the Hittite ⓘ |
| method |
ordering withdrawal of supporting troops
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placing Uriah in the front lines of battle ⓘ |
| moralExemplifies |
hidden sin exposed
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inevitability of divine justice ⓘ misuse of royal authority ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to conceal adultery
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pregnancy of Bathsheba ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
2 Samuel
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surface form:
2 Samuel 11
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| orderedBy | King David ⓘ |
| partOf | Books of Samuel ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Psalm 51 ⓘ |
| result |
death of Bathsheba’s first child
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death of Uriah in battle ⓘ divine displeasure ⓘ marriage of David and Bathsheba ⓘ ongoing violence in David’s house ⓘ prophetic condemnation by Nathan ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
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Subject: Murder of Uriah the Hittite Description of subject: The Murder of Uriah the Hittite is the biblical episode in which King David orchestrates the death of the soldier Uriah to conceal his adultery with Bathsheba, serving as a pivotal example of sin, abuse of power, and divine judgment in the Hebrew Bible.
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