The Morgan Crusader Bible of Louis IX
or Maciejowski Bible
or The Bible of Shah Abbas

Ms Morgan 638, folio 41v

Morgan Maciejowski Bible f.41v, Detail of Uriah
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David's Lust:
The stage is set for David's greatest sin. One evening, from the roof of his palace, the king spies a lovely woman at her bath. Overcome with lust, he sends a messenger to discover her identity and learns that she is Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite. (2 Samuel 11:2–4)

Adultery:
David takes Bathsheba to bed, and she conceives a son by him. (2 Samuel 11:4–5)

Damage Control:
Joab is summoned and ordered to fetch Uriah from the Israelite camp. David orders the soldier to return home to his wife, reasoning that if Uriah presently lays with Bathsheba, no one can accuse her of infidelity when her child is born. (2 Samuel 11:6)