2 Samuel 11:26

When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.

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KJV

And when the wife of Uriah 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.

YLT

And the wife of Uriah heareth that Uriah her husband is dead, and lamenteth for her lord;

DBT

And the wife of Urijah heard that Urijah her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.

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

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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We have taken up the task of writing an apology for the present style of the prophet David, not because he needs this gift, who has excelled in such great merits and flourished in virtues, but because many people, reading the sequence of his deeds without considering the power of the Scriptures or the hidden mysteries, wonder how such a great prophet did not avoid the contagion of adultery first and then of murder. Therefore, it was our desire to review the history itself, which seems to have been exposed to sin.

Ambrose of Milan· Apology for the Prophet David, Chapter 1, 397patristic

She 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.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

Note, God sees and hates sin in his own people. Nay, the nearer any are to God in profession the more displeasing to him their sins are; for in them there is more ingratitude, treachery, and reproach, than in the sins of others. Let none therefore encourage themselves in sin by the example of David; for those that sin as he did will fall under the displeasure of God as he did.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Matthew 1:6
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
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.
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.
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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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign

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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…
leads to
- 1 John 3:12–15
  Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
- Genesis 37:4
  When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
- Genesis 50:3–4
  taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
Through
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…
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 11:6
  He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
- Ruth 3:3
  Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
- Amos 1:1
  These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son…
Through
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.
leads to
- Genesis 37:34
  Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
- 2 Samuel 1:2
  On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.

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