The thing David had done displeased the Lord

And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. – 2 Samuel 11v27

Saul surely thought he had pulled it off. It was nasty, deceitful, and brutal, but he had done it.

Had committed adultery, lied, schemed and had a man murdered, but at least he had covered his sin.

After Uriah’s second refusal to sleep with his wife David had to change his plan. He ordered Uriah to the front where the fighting was most severe with the full intent and purpose of seeing him killed. It worked. Uriah was dead.

Back in Jerusalem David sent word to calm Joab. After all David had a record of justice and messengers of death had not always been treated kindly. David sent a message to Joab ‘Oh well, it was a battle, don’t fret. The sword is just as liable to kill one man as another.'

Bathhsheba went through her time of mourning, then became David’s wife. Their son was done. The ugly episode was over.

Or was it? One little line changes things here – ‘The thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

Man had been fooled. Disaster had apparently been diverted. But they had forgotten about God. God didn’t miss it.

And soon David would know all about it.