In the Quran But not in the Bible (50): What the Quran Says About the Sin of King David?-a

What the Quran says about the Sin of King David?

Verses 38:17-26 gives the story of King David' Sin
In this article, verses 38:17-22 are presented.
In the next article, verses 38:23-26 will be presented
However, It is interesting that the Quran honors David very much before talking about his sin!
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The meanings of Verses 38:17-22

Verse 38:17 says:
Allah says: Bear O Muhammad with what they say in your rejection,
And remember Our bondman David.
This means mention to them the event of Our servant David, lord of might who had strength for our worship.
Lo! he was ever turning in repentance towards Allah, he was obedient, always engaged in the worship of Allah.
In other words, mention Our servant David, the one of fortitude, that is to say, [the one] of fortitude in worship: he used to fast every other day and keep vigil for half the night, sleep for a third and then keep vigil for the [last] sixth. Indeed he was a penitent soul, always returning to what pleases God.

Verse 38:18 says:
Lo! We made subservient (the hills to hymn) with him (the praises (of their Lord) with him at nightfall and sunrise) in the morning and evening,
Truly We disposed the mountains to glorify God with him, with the same glorification, at evening, at the time of the night prayer, and at sunrise, at the time of the morning prayer, which is when the sun has fully risen with its light extending everywhere.

Verse 38:19 says:
And, We disposed, the birds, mustered in flocks, gathered before him, all were turning unto Him, obedient to Him, glorifying with him; each, of the mountains and birds, turning to him, reverting to obedience of him by glorifying God with him.

Verse 38:20 says:
And We strengthened his Kingdom, We reinforced it with guards and hosts: every night there thirty thousand men would be standing guard at his sanctuary (his royal chamber);
And We gave him wisdom, prophet hood and sound judgment in all matters,
In his judgment proof was required from the claimant while an oath was required from the defendant.
and We gave him decisive speech, the ability to formulate a satisfactory statement for a decision in any endeavour; he never stumbled in his speech when he judged between people.

Verse 38:21 says:
And has there come to you, O Muhammad the tale of the disputants, when they scaled the sanctuary? David’s sanctuary, that is, his place of prayer, for they had been prohibited from entering by the front gates because of his being engaged in worship,
in other words, has it come to you their tale and their account and how they climbed the wall into the David's Royal Chamber;?

Verse 38:22 says:
How they burst in upon David, and he (David) was afraid of them.
These two were angels who had come in the form of two disputants
They i.e. the two angels who entered in on David said:
Be not afraid, do not fear. We are two litigants, two disputants, one of whom has wronged the other,
Therefore judge aright, justly between us; be not unjust,
Do not be partial and do not transgress;
And show us the fair way, show us what is right.
Show us who is right and who is wrong.
In other words, the angels who had come in the form of two disputants said:
One of us has infringed upon the [rights of the] other, so judge justly between us and do not transgress, [do not] be unjust, and guide us, direct us, to the right path’, the correct way.
Then what happened?
This was the introduction for King David' sin
Read the next article.
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Verses 38:17-22 in different translations:

Verse 38:17
QARIB:
Bear patiently with what they say, and remember our worshiper David, a man of might. he was ever turning in repentance.
SHAKIR:
Bear patiently what they say, and remember our servant, David, the possessor of power; surely he was frequent m returning (to Allah)
PICKTHAL:
Bear with what they say, and remember our bondman David, lord of might, lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).
YUSUFALI:
Have patience at what they say, and remember our servant David, the man of strength: for he ever turned (to Allah).

Verse 38:18
QARIB:
We subjected the mountains to exalt (me) with him in the evening and at sunrise,
SHAKIR:
Surely we made the mountains to sing the glory (of Allah) in unison with him at the evening and the sunrise,
PICKTHAL:
Lo! We subdued the hills to hymn the praises (of their lord) with him at nightfall and sunrise,
YUSUFALI:
It was we that made the hills declare, in unison with him, our praises, at eventide and at break of day,

Verse 38:19
QARIB:
And the birds, too, gathered each obedient to him.
SHAKIR:
And the birds gathered together; all joined in singing with him
PICKTHAL:
And the birds assembled; all were turning unto him.
YUSUFALI:
And the birds gathered (in assemblies): all with him did turn (to Allah).

Verse 38:20
QARIB:
We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech.
SHAKIR:
And we strengthened his kingdom and we gave him wisdom and a clear judgment
PICKTHAL:
We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech.
YUSUFALI:
We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment in speech and decision.

Verse 38:21
QARIB:
Has the news of the dispute reached you (Prophet Muhammad)? when they scaled the sanctuary
SHAKIR:
And has there come to you the story of the litigants, when they made an entry into the private chamber by ascending over the walls?
PICKTHAL:
And hath the story of the litigants come unto thee? how they climbed the wall into the royal chamber;
YUSUFALI:
Has the story of the disputants reached thee? behold, they climbed over the wall of the private chamber;

Verse 38:22
QARIB:
They went to David whereupon he was afraid of them, but they said: 'do not be afraid, we are two that have a dispute, one of us has wronged the other. judge between us justly, and do not transgress, and guide us to the right path.
SHAKIR:
When they entered in upon David and he was frightened at them, they said: fear not; two litigants, of whom one has acted wrongfully towards the other, therefore decide between us with justice, and do not act unjustly, and guide us to the right way
PICKTHAL:
How they burst in upon David, and he was afraid of them. They said: be not afraid! (we are) two litigants, one of whom hath wronged the other, therefore judge aright between us; be not unjust; and show us the fair way.
YUSUFALI:
When they entered the presence of David, and he was terrified of them, they said: "fear not: we are two disputants, one of whom has wronged the other: decide now between us with truth, and treat us not with injustice, but guide us to the even path.