When it was discovered she was pregnant, he had her husband killed to try to cover the sin. Saul was rejected by God as king, yet David remained on the throne and was called "a man after God's own heart.”
Tinanggihan ng Diyos sa Saul bilang hari, gayon man si David ay nanatili sa trono at tinawag na “isang taong ayon sa puso o kalooban ng Diyos.”