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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When Uriah&#8217s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented over her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now when Uriah’s wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband had died, so she lamented over her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Uriah’s wife [Bathsheba] heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband, Uriah, had died, she mourned for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Uriah&#8217s wife heard that her husband Uriah had died, she mourned for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When Bathsheba heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Uriah's wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When Bathsheba heard that her husband had been killed, she mourned for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Uriah's wife heard about the death of her husband Uriah, she went into mourning for the head of her household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Uriah?s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Uriah's wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When Uriah’s wife heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the wife of Uriah hears that her husband Uriah [is] dead, and laments for her lord;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the wife of Uriah heareth that Uriah her husband is dead, and lamenteth for her lord;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Uriah's wife will hear that Uriah her husband died, and she will mourn for her lord.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her husband was dead, and she mourned for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the wife of Uriah heard that her husband Uriah had died, and she mourned for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband had died, she mourned her lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband was dead, she made lamentation for him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when the wife of Uriah the Hittite heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the wife of Uriah the Khitite heard her husband had died, and she mourned for her husband<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/11-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=2814" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/11.htm">David Marries Bathsheba</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/223.htm" title="223: ’ū·rî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Uwriyahuw; from 'uwr and Yahh; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites.">When Uriah’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’ê·šeṯ (N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wat·tiš·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’î·šāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">her husband</a> <a href="/hebrew/223.htm" title="223: ’ū·rî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Uwriyahuw; from 'uwr and Yahh; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">was dead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5594.htm" title="5594: wat·tis·pōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts; generally to lament; by implication, to wail.">she mourned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1167.htm" title="1167: ba‘·lāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Owner, lord. From ba'al; a master; hence, a husband, or owner.">him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">2 Samuel 12:9-10</a></span><br />Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites. / Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13-14</a></span><br />Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die. / Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-5.htm">1 Kings 15:5</a></span><br />For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. / For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3-5</a></span><br />When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. / For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah / Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">Matthew 5:27-28</a></span><br />You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Proverbs 6:32-33</a></span><br />He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. / Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-12.htm">1 Corinthians 10:12-13</a></span><br />So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall. / No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-12.htm">Romans 6:12-13</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. / Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-9</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7-10</a></span><br />and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” / But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. / No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a></span><br />You shall not commit adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a></span><br />If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.</p><p class="hdg">she mourned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">2 Samuel 3:31</a></b></br> And David said to Joab, and to all the people that <i>were</i> with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David <i>himself</i> followed the bier.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">2 Samuel 14:2</a></b></br> 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Genesis 27:41</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/11-24.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-7.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-7.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-4.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-16.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Lamentation</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-22.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-24.htm">Uriah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-24.htm">Uri'ah</a> <a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Uriah's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-24.htm">Urijah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-34.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-11.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/12-18.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-21.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-9.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-4.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-5.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-13.htm">Lamentation</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-37.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-21.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">Uriah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-10.htm">Uri'ah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-15.htm">Uriah's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-10.htm">Urijah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-27.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-27.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-1.htm">While Joab besieges Rabbah, David commits adultery with Bathsheba</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-6.htm">Uriah, sent for by David to cover the adultery, would not go home.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-14.htm">He carries to Joab the letter of his death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">Joab sends the news thereof to David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-26.htm">David takes Bathsheba as his wife</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When Uriah’s wife heard</b><br>This phrase introduces Bathsheba, who is referred to as "Uriah's wife," emphasizing her marital connection to Uriah the Hittite. This highlights the gravity of David's sin, as Bathsheba was not just any woman but the wife of one of his loyal soldiers. The use of "heard" suggests the news was brought to her, possibly by a messenger, indicating the communication methods of the time. This moment marks a turning point in the narrative, as Bathsheba's life is about to change dramatically.<p><b>that her husband was dead,</b><br>Uriah's death was orchestrated by King David, who sent him to the front lines of battle to ensure he would be killed, as detailed earlier in the chapter. This act of treachery was a direct violation of the commandments against murder and adultery. Uriah's death is significant as it sets off a chain of events leading to David's confrontation with the prophet Nathan and the subsequent consequences for David's household. The mention of Uriah's death also serves as a reminder of the cost of sin and the misuse of power.<p><b>she mourned for him.</b><br>Mourning in ancient Israel was a deeply cultural and religious practice, often involving specific rituals such as wearing sackcloth, fasting, and lamentation. Bathsheba's mourning would have been expected and necessary to honor her husband, despite the circumstances of his death. This period of mourning also reflects the human aspect of the narrative, showing Bathsheba's grief and loss. It sets the stage for the subsequent events where David takes her as his wife, further complicating the moral and ethical dimensions of the story.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bathsheba.htm">Bathsheba</a></b><br>The wife of Uriah, who becomes a central figure in this account. Her mourning signifies the personal loss and the broader implications of David's actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uriah_the_hittite.htm">Uriah the Hittite</a></b><br>A valiant warrior in King David's army, whose death was orchestrated by David to cover up his sin with Bathsheba.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a></b><br>The King of Israel, who, despite being a man after God's own heart, falls into grave sin by committing adultery with Bathsheba and arranging Uriah's death.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events unfold, serving as the backdrop for David's moral failure and the subsequent consequences.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mourning.htm">The Mourning</a></b><br>A period of grief observed by Bathsheba, reflecting the cultural and personal response to Uriah's death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin often has far-reaching consequences that affect not only the sinner but also those around them. David's actions led to Uriah's death and Bathsheba's mourning.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_accountability.htm">The Importance of Accountability</a></b><br>David's lack of accountability led to a series of sinful actions. Christians are encouraged to seek accountability within the body of Christ to prevent moral failures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_and_forgiveness.htm">God's Grace and Forgiveness</a></b><br>Despite the gravity of David's sin, God's grace is available. True repentance, as seen in <a href="/bsb/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a>, opens the door to forgiveness and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_grief.htm">The Role of Grief</a></b><br>Bathsheba's mourning is a natural and necessary response to loss. Grief is a process that God can use to bring healing and growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_covering_sin.htm">The Danger of Covering Sin</a></b><br>Attempting to cover sin, as David did, often leads to more sin and greater consequences. Confession and repentance are the biblical responses to sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_david_punished_immediately.htm">If God is just, why is David not immediately punished for his actions in 2 Samuel 11:26–27? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_blessed_for_righteous_suffering.htm">Did David commit rape against Bathsheba?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_hebrews_2_10_mean.htm">Who was Bathsheba in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_samuel_25_39-42__why_did_david_marry_abigail_so_soon.htm">1 Samuel 25:39–42 – How do we reconcile David marrying Abigail immediately after Nabal’s death with biblical laws and cultural norms on mourning and remarriage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Mourned for her husband.</span>--How long this mourning lasted we are not told. The usual period was seven days (<a href="/genesis/1-10.htm" title="And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.">Genesis 1:10</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/31-13.htm" title="And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.">1Samuel 31:13</a>), and although that of a widow may well have been somewhat longer, it was doubtless, under the circumstances, made as short as was consistent with decency.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.</span> There is something pathetic in this repetition of the name of the murdered man, and his close relationship with Bathsheba is dwelt upon by his being twice called "her husband," and she "Uriah's wife." Having been the cause of his murder, she is careful to make for him the customary mourning. How long it lasted is uncertain. The mourning for Aaron (<a href="/numbers/20-29.htm">Numbers 20:29</a>) and that for Moses (<a href="/deuteronomy/34-8.htm">Deuteronomy 34:8</a>) were each for thirty days; while that for Jacob at Atad (<a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Genesis 50:10</a>) and that of the men of Jabesh-Gilead for Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/31-13.htm">1 Samuel 31:13</a>) lasted only for seven days. Both these, however, were under such exceptional circumstances as made them no rule; but in Ecclus. 22:12 we read, "Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead," and the national lamentation for Judith lasted the same time (Judith 16:24). Probably, however, the mourning of a widow for her husband would last a month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/11-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When Uriah’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אֽוּרִיָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ū·rî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_223.htm">Strong's 223: </a> </span><span class="str2">Uriah -- 'flame of Yah', the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wife</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשְׁמַע֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her husband</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישָׁ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’î·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was dead,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(mêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she mourned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּסְפֹּ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tis·pōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5594.htm">Strong's 5594: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tear the hair and beat the breasts, to lament, to wail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעְלָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ba‘·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1167.htm">Strong's 1167: </a> </span><span class="str2">A master, a husband, owner</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/11-26.htm">2 Samuel 11:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/11-26.htm">2 Samuel 11:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/11-26.htm">2 Samuel 11:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/11-26.htm">2 Samuel 11:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/11-26.htm">2 Samuel 11:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/11-26.htm">2 Samuel 11:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/11-26.htm">2 Samuel 11:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/11-26.htm">2 Samuel 11:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/11-26.htm">2 Samuel 11:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/11-26.htm">2 Samuel 11:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/11-26.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 11:26 When the wife of Uriah heard that (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/11-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 11:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 11:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/11-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 11:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 11:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>