395. We have learned that Batsheba was chosen for David from the day of Creation. What had delayed HIS TAKING HER was because he took the daughter of King Saul. That day, Uriah took her mercifully even though she was not to be his. Later, David came and took what was his. Since David forced time before the Holy One, blessed be He, to kill Uriah and behave in this way, he sinned before Him. So He punished David, because the Holy One, blessed be He, wanted to return BATSHEBA to David in order to sustain for his sake the holy supernal kingdom, AS BATSHEBA WAS THE CHARIOT OF MALCHUT. So what he yearned for was really his.
395. דְּתַנְיָא, אִזְדַּמְּנַת הֲוַת בַּת שֶׁבַע לְדָוִד, מִיּוֹמָא דְּאִתְבְּרֵי עָלְמָא, וּמָה עַכְּבַא לֵיהּ. דְּנָטַל בְּרָתֵיהּ דְּשָׁאוּל מַלְכָּא, וְהַהוּא יוֹמָא נָטַל לָהּ אוּרִיָּה בְּרַחֲמֵי, אַף עַל גַּב דְּלָא הֲוַת דִּילֵיהּ. לְבָתַר אָתָא דָּוִד, וְנָטִיל דִּילֵיהּ, וְעַל דְּדָוִד דָּחִיק שַׁעֲתָא קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְקָטְלָא לְאוּרִיָּה וּלְמֶעְבַּד הָכִי. אַבְאִישׁ קָמֵיהּ, וְאַעְנָשׁ לֵיהּ לְדָוִד, דְּהָא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בָּעָא לְאָתָבָא לֵיהּ לְדָוִד, לְקַיְּימָא לֵיהּ מַלְכוּתָא קַדִּישָׁא עִלָּאָה. וְכַד תָּאַב, לְדִידֵיהּ תָּאַב.