2 Samuel 11:27
and the mourning passeth by, and David sendeth and gathereth her unto his house, and she is to him for a wife, and beareth to him a son; and the thing which David hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
26And the wife of Uriah heareth that Uriah her husband [is] dead, and lamenteth for her lord;
Cross References
Genesis 38:10and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.
2 Samuel 3:2And there are born to David sons in Hebron, and his first-born is Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,
2 Samuel 12:9'Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do the evil thing in His eyes? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten by the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to thee for a wife, and him thou hast slain by the sword of the Bene-Ammon.
1 Kings 21:20And Ahab saith unto Elijah, 'Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?' and he saith, 'I have found — because of thy selling thyself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;
Psalms 5:6Thou destroyest those speaking lies, A man of blood and deceit Jehovah doth abominate.
Proverbs 6:29So [is] he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is 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 →