2 Samuel 11:27

2 Samuel 11:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

Context of 2 Samuel 11:27

25Then David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab this, ‘Do not let this thing disturb you, for the sword devours one [side] as well as another. Strengthen your battle against the city and overthrow it’; and so encourage Joab.” 26When Uriah’s wife [Bathsheba] heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for her husband. And when the time of mourning was past, David sent word and had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done [with Bathsheba] was evil in the sight of the Lord.

2 Samuel 11:27 word by word

וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר הָאֵ֗בֶל וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח דָּוִ֜ד וַיַּאַסְפָ֤הּ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ֙ וַתְּהִי־ל֣וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד ל֖וֹ בֵּ֑ן וַיֵּ֧רַע הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה דָוִ֖ד בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the mourningאֵ֫בֶל'êbel · mourningH60
• was pastעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• and fetchedאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• her to his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and she became his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• him a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• But the thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• displeasedעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• displeasedיָרַעyâra‛ · quiverH3415
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:27

• 2 Samuel 3:2Sons were born to David in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
• 2 Samuel 5:13David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to him.
• 2 Samuel 12:9Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife. You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.
• Deuteronomy 22:29then the man who was intimate with her shall give fifty shekels of silver to the girl’s father, and she shall become his wife because he has violated her; he can never divorce her.
• Genesis 38:10But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; therefore He killed him also [in judgment].
• 1 Chronicles 21:7Now God was displeased with this act [of arrogance and pride], and He struck Israel.
• Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; The Lord detests and rejects the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
• Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, have I sinned And done that which is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak [Your sentence] And faultless in Your judgment.
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage is to be held in honor among all [that is, regarded as something of great value], and the marriage bed undefiled [by immorality or by any sexual sin]; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27When the mourning was past - Probably it lasted only seven days. She became his wife - This hurried marriage was no doubt intended on both sides to cover the pregnancy. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord - It was necessary to add this, lest the splendor of David's former virtues should induce any to suppose his crimes were passed over, or looked on with an indulgent eye, by the God of purity and justice. Sorely he sinned, and sorely did…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-27Verses 14-27 Adulteries often occasion murders, and one wickedness is sought to be covered by another. The beginnings of sin are much to be dreaded; for who knows where they will end? Can a real believer ever tread this path? Can such a person be indeed a child of God? Though grace be not lost in such an awful case, the assurance and consolation of it must be suspended. All David's life, spirituality, and comfort in religion, we may be sure were lost. No…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27David’s affair with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband Uriah show that David was capable of serious moral failure. These actions deeply damaged David’s life and leadership. These failures took place during a period when David was enjoying major military success against the Ammonites (2 Samuel 10:1–11:1; 12:26–31).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 11:27

• David
• Lasciviousness
• Sin
• Uriah
• Women

In the dictionaries

• David
• Approach
• Samuel, Books of
• Uriah
• Bath-Sheba
• Bible, the
• Gentiles
• Hittites
• Israel, History of
• Nathan (1)

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings