Bathsheba, Jill Eileen Smith
Bathsheba, Jill Eileen Smith
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Bathsheba
A Novel

Author: Jill Eileen Smith

Narrator: Callie Beaulieu

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/12/2019

Synopsis

Bathsheba is a woman who longs for love. With her devout husband away fighting the king's wars for many months at a time, discontent and loneliness dog her steps—and make it frighteningly easy to succumb to King David's charm and attention. Though she immediately regrets her involvement with the powerful king, the pieces are set in motion that will destroy everything she holds dear. Can she find forgiveness at the feet of the Almighty? Or has her sin separated her from God—and David—forever?

With a historian's sharp eye for detail and a novelist's creative spirit, Jill Eileen Smith brings to life the passionate and emotional story of David's most famous—and infamous—wife. Smith uses her gentle hand to draw out the humanity in her characters, allowing listeners to see themselves in the three-dimensional lives and minds of people who are often viewed in starkly moralistic terms. You will never listen to the story of David and Bathsheba in the same way again.

About Jill Eileen Smith

Jill Eileen Smith is the bestselling author of the Daughters of the Promised Land, the Wives of King David, and the Wives of the Patriarchs series. Her research into the lives of biblical women has taken her from the Bible to Israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in Old Testament times. Jill lives in Michigan.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Janna Ryan on March 19, 2011

In my opinion Biblical Fiction has to be one of the hardest genres to write in because you are taking something that is fact but there is not a lot of info on and fictionalizing it to bring it to life. So not only are you researching the ways and habits of the time period but you are researching the......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on January 27, 2013

I found this novel to be rather dull and monotonous. There was virtually no character development, which was a disappointment as it left David and Bathsheba as two-dimensional characters in a book rather than as historical figures brought to life. However the biggest issue I had with this novel was t......more

Goodreads review by Crystal on April 09, 2024

As with all of the other books I've read by this author, I really enjoyed this one! Her writing is so descriptive and the characters so well developed, you feel like you're right in the middle of the story, experiencing it with the characters. I've enjoyed this entire series. There's a great balance......more

Goodreads review by Christian Fiction on February 02, 2012

One would not necessarily think that the story of David and Bathsheba would be an inspiring one, filled as it is with temptation and sin and murder. However, Jill Eileen Smith has breathed new life into a story recounted through the ages. Bathsheba is a story rich in contrasts, from loneliness to lov......more

Goodreads review by Katie on March 21, 2011

Jill has skillfully crafted together a compelling and heart-wrenching book on the well-known story of David and Bathsheba. Never erring from the truth of the Scriptures, this book explores the thoughts and feelings of what David and Bathsheba might have been experiencing before, during, and after th......more

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