2 Samuel 11:26 Meaning and Explanation
“And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.”
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Read Full Chapter →Bathsheba hears that Uriah is dead and mourns for her husband.
What Does 2 Samuel 11:26 Mean?
Bathsheba, named here simply as the wife of Uriah, hears of her husband's death and mourns for him. The narrator honors Uriah's memory by holding to that title, the wife of Uriah, even now.
Amid the schemes of powerful men, here is genuine grief, a widow weeping for a faithful husband cut down. Scripture pauses over her sorrow, refusing to let the human cost be lost in the politics of the court. God is near to the broken-hearted and notes every tear. The Lord who sees the maneuvering of kings also sees the mourning of the bereaved, and he holds the grief of the lowly as carefully as he weighs the deeds of the great.
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What does 2 Samuel 11:26 mean?
Bathsheba hears that Uriah is dead and mourns for her husband.