Although the king subsequently married Bath - sheba, “the thing that David had done appeared bad in the eyes of Jehovah. ” So how did God react to David’s serious sins? He sent his prophet Nathan to David.
بِمَا أَنَّهُ إِلهٌ غَفُورٌ ،‏ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ نَبِيَّهُ نَاثَانَ كَيْ يَجِدَ عَلَى مَا يَبْدُو أَسَاسًا لِيُعْرِبَ لَهُ عَنِ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ .‏