Bitter Fruit in David's Family

After David’s sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah her husband, God told David the serious consequences that would come upon him. The first would be conflict and turmoil within his own household (12:10). In fact, from this point forward in David’s life, almost all of his troubles and sadness arose from strife within his family. Although David confessed his sin in the case of Bathsheba and Uriah, he did not have the kinds of vulnerable, open conversations about the impact of his sexual sins on everyone else.