2 Samuel 11:27

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 11:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.
2 Samuel 11:27 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And when the mourning was past, etc.] The seven days were at an end, or sooner; for he stayed not ninety days from the death of her husband, which the Jews in later times enjoined f182, that it might be known whether with child by her former husband, and so to whom it belonged; and because David did not wait this time, Abarbinel charges it upon him as an additional sin: David sent, and fetched her to his house; took her home to his palace to live with him: and she became his wife; he married her according to the usual form of marriage in those days: and bare him a son; begotten in adultery: but the thing that David had done displeased the Lord; or “was evil in the eyes of the Lord” f183; for…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The mourning - Which was seven days. Nor could the nature of the thing admit of longer delay, lest the too early birth of the child might discover David's sin. Bare a son - By which it appears, That David continued in the state of impenitency for divers months together; and this notwithstanding his frequent attendance upon God's ordinances. Which is an eminent instance of the corruption of man's nature, of the deceitfulness of sin, and of the tremendous judgment of God in punishing one sin, by delivering a man up to another. Next: 2 Kings (2 Samuel) Chapter 12”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“And when: etc. The whole of her conduct indicates that she observed the form, without feeling the power of sorrow. She lost a captain, and got a king for her husband, and therefore, Lacrymas non sponte cadentes effudit; gemitusque expressit pectore laeto; "She shed reluctant tears; and forced out groans from a joyful breast!" fetched her: Sa2 3:2-5, Sa2 5:13-16, Sa2 12:9; Deu 22:29 But the thing: Gen 38:10; Ch1 21:7 displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of, Psa 5:6, Psa 51:4, Psa 51:5; Heb 13:4 Next: 2 Kings (2 Samuel) Chapter 12”
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