2 Samuel 11:25-27

The Voice

David: ²⁵Take this reply back to Joab: “Don’t let this trouble you. The sword kills indiscriminately. Continue to push forward against the city, and capture it.” And give him my encouragement.

²⁶When Bathsheba, Uriah’s wife, heard the news of his death, she went into mourning for seven days. ²⁷When her appointed time of mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her into his household. He made her his wife, and in time she bore him a son.

But the Eternal One was displeased with what David had done.

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