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2 Samuel 11:26

Uriah
GriefMarriage

24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

25 Then 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.

And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

27 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.

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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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  • 2 Samuel 14:2

    And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

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  • 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 himself followed the bier.

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  • 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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