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2 Samuel 11:26

Uriah
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24 Then 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.”

25 Then 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.

27 And 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.

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BSB
When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.
KJV
And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
WEB
When Uriah’s wife heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
ASV
And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.
DARBY
And the wife of Urijah heard that Urijah her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.
BLB
And the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.
ÅB
Da Urias hustru hørte at Uria, hennes mann var død, sørget hun over sin ektefelle.
OTB
Nå, da Uria's kone hørte at hennes mann Uria var død, sørget hun over sin mann.
B1930
Da Urias hustru hørte at Uria, hennes mann var død, sørget hun over sin ektefelle.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 14:2

    So 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.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:31

    Then 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.

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  • Genesis 27:41

    Esau 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.”

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