2 Samuel 11:27 Meaning and Explanation
“And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →David marries Bathsheba and she bears a son, but the Lord is displeased with what David has done.
What Does 2 Samuel 11:27 Mean?
When the days of mourning end, David brings Bathsheba into his house; she becomes his wife and bears a son. To the watching world the matter appears settled, the scandal smoothed over by a royal marriage.
Then comes the sentence that overturns it all: the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. For the first time in the chapter God speaks his verdict, and every clever move stands judged. No marriage could launder the deed; no silence could hide it from heaven. Yet this displeasure is not the end but the door to mercy, for the God who is grieved by sin is the same God who sends his word to call the sinner back, and whose grace, even here, is preparing the way toward repentance and redemption.
2 Samuel 11:27 in the Original Language
ra'a (רָעַע), 'displeased' -- to be evil or grievous in the eyes of the LORD.
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What does 2 Samuel 11:27 mean?
David marries Bathsheba and she bears a son, but the Lord is displeased with what David has done.