Uriah the Hittite

While Uriah was serving in David's army, David committed adultery with Bathsheba and she became pregnant. David recalled Uriah from battle and attempted to make him go home so the pregnancy could appear to be his, but Uriah refused the comforts of home while the ark and Israel's soldiers remained in the field. David then sent Uriah back carrying instructions to Joab to place him in the fiercest fighting and withdraw support. Uriah was killed. Nathan later confronted David, and David's conduct brought severe consequences upon his household. Uriah is also listed among David's mighty men and is remembered in Matthew's genealogy through the phrase 'the wife of Uriah.'