Jehovah pardoned his sin and exercised restraint in administering judgment upon him and Bath - sheba. According to the Mosaic Law, both David and Bath - sheba should have been put to death.
( होशेय २: १९) या शब्दांवरून हे स्पष्ट दिसते, की यहोवा आपले इतर गुण आणि न्याय यांच्या सामंज्यसात दया दाखवतो.