It is not “what is acceptable” in any place, it is all about “what is acceptable in the eyes of YHVH”. It is those that cling to the instructions of YHVH that hasatan always comes after. YHVH tells us to neither turn to the left or to the right, but to keep our steps going straight towards him. Thus the inference that any given society in a any particular place has anything to do with the equation is superficial and not of our Creator.
1Ma 2:50 Wherefore O my sonnes, be ye feruent in the lawe, and ieoparde your liues for the testament of the fathers.
1Ma 2:51 Call to remembraunce what actes our fathers dyd in their time, so shall ye receaue great honour and an euerlasting name.
1Ma 2:52 Remember Abraham: was not he founde faythful in temptation, & it was reckened vnto him for righteousnesse?
1Ma 2:53 Ioseph in time of his trouble kept the commaundement, & was made a Lorde of Egypt.
1Ma 2:54 Phinehes our father was so feruent for the honour of God, that he obtayned the couenaunt of an euerlasting priesthood.
1Ma 2:55 Iosuah for fufilling the word of God, was made the captayne of Israel.
1Ma 2:56 Caleb bare recorde before the congregation, and receaued an heritage.
1Ma 2:57 Dauid also in his mercifull kindnesse, obtayned the throne of an euerlasting kingdome.
1Ma 2:58 Elias being ielous and feruent in the law, was taken vp into heauen.
1Ma 2:59 Ananias, Azarias, and Misael remayned stedfast in faith, and were deliuered out of the fire.
1Ma 2:60 In like maner Daniel beyng vngiltie, was saued from the mouth of the lions.
1Ma 2:61 And thus ye may consider throughout all ages sence the worlde began, that whosouer put their trust in God, were not ouercome.
1Ma 2:62 Feare not ye then the wordes of an vngodly man, for his glorie is but doung and wormes:
1Ma 2:63 To day is he set vp, and to morowe is he gone: for he is turned into earth, and his memoriall is come to naught.
1Ma 2:64 Wherefore O my sonnes, take good heartes vnto you, and quyte your selues like men in the lawe: for if ye do the thinges that are commaunded you in the lawe of the Lorde your God, ye shall obtayne great honour therin.
David's heart was perfect in the eye's of God, because David pursued righteousness with all of his heart. He walked with God. David was not exactly perfect from man's perspective, though, because of some serious missteps. I mean, look at this particular "outrage":
2 Sam 6.16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.