"Then King David said, 'Call Bathsheba to me.' And she came into the king's presence." — David's response is immediate and decisive: *karah et-Bat-Sheva*. After the lengthy intercession, David acts. The verb *va-tavo* (and she came) suggests she had not left the chamber—she was positioned nearby, ready. The narrative suggests David's will reasserts itself at the moment of crisis, despite his physical decline. The brevity of this exchange—no deliberation, only command and compliance—indicates David's remaining authority to be exercised.

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