2 Samuel 11:26
What does 2 Samuel 11:26 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 11:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when the wife of Uriah had news that her husband was dead, she gave herself up to weeping for him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the wife of Uriah heareth that Uriah her husband <FI>is<Fi> dead, and lamenteth for her lord;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her husband was dead, and she mourned for him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the wife of Urijah heard that Urijah her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.
Context
v.25Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
v.26This passage
v.27And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 3:31
And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David followed the bier.
- 2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:
- Genesis 27:41
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
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