Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

The king's answer was, "Thus you shall say to Joab, 'Do not let
this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as
another.'"
According to custom, Bathsheba mourned for her husband an
appropriate number of days, and at their close, "David sent and
brought her to his house, and she became his wife." He who would
not, even when his life was in danger, use his hand against the
Lord's anointed, had fallen so far that he could wrong and murder
one of his most faithful, brave soldiers, and hope to enjoy the reward
of his sin undisturbed.
Happy are those who, having strayed from the right path, learn
how bitter the fruits of sin are, and turn from it. God in His mercy
did not leave David to be lured to complete ruin by the deceitful
rewards of sin.
How God Intervened
It was necessary for God to step in. David's sin with Bathsheba
became known, and many people suspected that he had planned
Uriah's death. The Lord was dishonored--He had exalted David, and
David's sin brought disgrace on His name. It tended to lower the
standard of godliness in Israel, and to lessen in many minds the
perception that sin is hateful.
Nathan the prophet was given a message of reproof for David.
Though it was terrible in its severity, Nathan delivered the divine
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