2 Samuel 11:27

And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

In Context

26And the wife of Urijah heard that Urijah her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.

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Cross References

Genesis 38:10And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.

2 Samuel 3:2And to David were sons born in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jizreelitess;

2 Samuel 12:9Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah to do evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Urijah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

1 Kings 21:20And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? And he said, I have found [thee]; because thou hast sold thyself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah.

Psalms 5:6Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.

Proverbs 6:29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 11:15-27

David Causes Uriah to Be Slain; David Informed of Uriah's Death. ( b. c. 1037.) 14 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with… Read the whole commentary →

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