David and Bathsheba?

last night was really cool. as i sat at the kitchen table with thelma, her cousin edgar, her sister virginia and virginia's husband adolfo, the conversation turned to my english-spanish bible. since they are all catholic, my bible was a bit different than theirs... mine is missing a few books. anyway, adolfo and edgar were taking turns looking at my bible, when adolfo asked me if i had read the story of david and bathsheba. "sì" but apparently not everyone else was familiar with this story. now, i couldn't understand everything adolfo said, but because i know the story i was able to follow pretty well as he began to tell his family the story of david and bathsheba. and boy did he tell it! no detail was too small. he told of david seeing bathsheba and inquiring "who is that woman?" he told of the adultery. he told of bathsheba's discovery of the pregnancy. he told of david's scheme to bring uriah the hittite, bathsheba's husband, back from battle to disguise the pregnancy as legitimate. he told of uriah's great integrity. he told of the murder. he told of the report. he told of bathsheba moving into the palace. he told of the visit from nathan the prophet. adolfo told nathan's story of the poor man and his lamb, and of david's anger, and of nathan's message - "David, you are that man!" but he didn't stop there. he went on to tell of the punishment from God, david's time of prayer and mourning, and the death of the baby. and then he revealed the identity of the next child born to david and bathsheba - the king-to-be, wise solomon himself. and then, to finish the story, adolfo told how solomon was the son of david through whom the lineage of Jesus Christ would pass.
and through this whole story, the others were all captivated. at the "you are the man" line, they all were shocked. at the revelation of the lineage of Christ, they marveled.
it touched my heart to see such eager interest in God's word, and to know that the man sitting next to me knew the word of God so well. the whole earth is full of his unfailing love.
if you don't know the story of david and bathsheba, check it out in 2 Samuel 11-12.
i'd love to be reminded of other great stories from the bible. i love hearing them over and over. so what's your favorite?
please keep praying for me. things here are going well and getting better, but i still covet your prayers. thanks.