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2 Samuel 11:26-27
International Standard Version
2 Samuel 11:26-27
International Standard Version
26 When Uriah’s wife heard about the death of her husband[a] Uriah, she went into mourning for the head of her household.[b] 27 When her mourning period was completed, David sent for her, brought her to his palace, and she became his wife. Later on, she bore him a son.
Meanwhile, what David had done grieved the Lord,[c]
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- 2 Samuel 11:26 The Heb. word for husband (isha) describes a husband with respect to his relationship with his wife.
- 2 Samuel 11:26 Lit. for her husband; the Heb. word for husband (baal) describes a husband with respect to his role as a household leader.
- 2 Samuel 11:27 Lit. done was grieving in the Lord’s sight; i.e., the act itself is personified here as being distressed in the Lord’s sight
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