2 Samuel 11:26

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

"And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband." - 2 Samuel 11:26
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What does 2 Samuel 11:26 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Samuel 11:26 from the King James Version states, "And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband." This verse comes at the conclusion of a famous and tragic story in the Old Testament, involving King David and…

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The Mourning of Bathsheba: A Reflection on Grief and Restoration

As we delve into the depths of 2 Samuel 11:26, which states, "And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband," we encounter a moment steeped in profound sorrow—the mourning of Bathsheba. This passage emerges from a dark chapter in…

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A Prayer for Grief and Healing: Remembering Uriah's Wife

O Lord, our Comforter and Healer, In this sacred moment, I come before You with a heavy heart, reflecting on the profound sorrow of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, whose grief is captured in the poignant words of 2 Samuel 11:26, ‘And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her…

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2 Samuel 11:26 - "¶ And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband."
1 Samuel 2:26 - "And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men."
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2 Samuel 17:26 - "So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead."
2 Samuel 23:26 - "Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,"
2 Samuel 20:26 - "And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David."
2 Samuel 12:26 - "And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city."
"And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men." - 1 Samuel 2:26
2 Samuel 2:11 - "And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months."
2 Samuel 22:26 - "With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright."
2 Samuel 11:18 - "¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;"
2 Samuel 21:11 - "And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done."
"Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite," - 2 Samuel 23:26
"So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead." - 2 Samuel 17:26
1 Samuel 26:2 - "Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph."
2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."
2 Samuel 11:22 - "¶ So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for."
2 Samuel 3:11 - "And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him."
2 Samuel 11:14 - "¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah."
1 Samuel 26:11 - "The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go."
"And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David." - 2 Samuel 20:26
2 Samuel 22:11 - "And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind."
2 Samuel 2:26 - "Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?"
2 Samuel 11:6 - "¶ And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David."
2 Samuel 15:26 - "But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him."
2 Samuel 1:11 - "Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:"