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.
Parallel translations
- WEB When the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Yahweh.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.
- NASB When the time of mourning was over, David sent servants and had her brought to his house and she became his wife; then she bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the Lord.
- NLT When the period of mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to the palace, and she became one of his wives. Then she gave birth to a son. But the Lord was displeased with what David had done.
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Quick answer
After her mourning, David marries Bathsheba and she bears a son, but the LORD is displeased with what David has done. God's verdict exposes the hidden sin.
Overview
David swiftly takes Bathsheba as wife, and the birth of a son seems to bury the scandal. But the chapter ends with the decisive word that the deed 'displeased Yahweh,' the only opinion that finally matters. This divine displeasure sets up Nathan's confrontation and shows that no sin escapes God's sight.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Sam 12:9Why 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, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
- Ps 51:4–5Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
- 1 Chr 21:7This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.
- Deut 22:29then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.
- Heb 13:4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
- Gen 38:10What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.
- 2 Sam 5:13–16After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
- Ps 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- 2 Sam 3:2–5And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
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