1)

Why does it say that she was "Yafah Ad Me'od"?

1.

Sanhedrin 39b: She was not half as beautiful as Sarah.

2)

Why did David not have Bi'ah with her?

1.

Rashi: A Besulah warms more than a Be'ulah.

2.

Rashi citing Sanhedrin 22a: He already had 18 wives. A king may not marry more than this. (He did not want to divorce one of his wives, for divorce is terrible.)

3.

Malbim: This would weaken him. 1

1

Refer to 1:2:1:2*.

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