2 Samuel 11:26

2 Samuel 11:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
• New International Version (NIV)When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented over her husband.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

Context of 2 Samuel 11:26

24Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s servants were killed. And your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.” 25Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.” When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. 27And when 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 that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.

2 Samuel 11:26 word by word

וַתִּשְׁמַע֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת אֽוּרִיָּ֔ה כִּי־מֵ֖ת אוּרִיָּ֣ה אִישָׁ֑הּ וַתִּסְפֹּ֖ד עַל־בַּעְלָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• When Uriah’sאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• her husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
• was deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• she mournedסָפַדsâphad · to mournH5594
• forעַל‛al · uponH5921
• himבַּעַלba‛al · master: husbandH1167

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 11:26

• 2 Samuel 3:31Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
• Genesis 27:41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26She mourned for her husband - The whole of her conduct indicates that she observed the form without feeling the power of sorrow. She lost a captain and got a king for her spouse; this must have been deep affliction indeed: and therefore: - - Lachrymas non sponte cadentes Effudit; gemitusque expressit pectore laeto. "She shed reluctant tears, and forced out groans from a joyful heart.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Bath-sheba‘s mourning, like that of Abigail 1 Samuel 25:39-42, was probably limited to the customary time of seven days.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 11:26

• David
• Lasciviousness
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Approach
• David
• Samuel, Books of
• 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