Yet God somehow made an exception for King David who engineered the death of Bathsheba’s husband after fooling around with Bathsheba. The prophet Nathan was later to say to David in the Holy Spirit, “You killed Uriah with the sword of the Assyrians.” If one says that this is because as king nobody had authority over him, one might note that at that time God wasn’t at all shy about supernatural smiting with the reason being obvious. Deposing David from the throne to allow it to happen would also have been an option for God. And priests could have been divinely sent to the task even at their own risk and would have obeyed.
The only logical conclusion is that while capital punishment is permissible to governments for defense against evil, and stands as a symbol of vengeance of blood, it isn’t the “must” that you’re reading into this.
>The only logical conclusion is that while capital punishment is permissible to governments for defense against evil, and stands as a symbol of vengeance of blood, it isn’t the “must” that you’re reading into this.
Not so; it is a “standing order” from the Commander of nations. There was, as you cited, an explicit “stay your hand” type command from God; and one must NOT make the mistake of claiming that David went unpunished — the whole Absolom thing was a direct result of the Punishment.
The only logical conclusion is that while capital punishment is permissible to governments for defense against evil, and stands as a symbol of vengeance of blood, it isn’t the “must” that you’re reading into this.
True enough.
God can intervene as He wishes, save whom He wishes to save, for His purpose.
But, you know, David sent Bathsheba's' husband out to a war wherein he could highly likely be killed, he didn't torture the man with a broomstick. . .
These bible references are off the mark by a long shot.