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When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.
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A Rushed Mourning
Commentators note that Bathsheba's mourning period was likely the customary seven days. They suggest it was kept as short as was decent, not out of disrespect, but because David was eager to marry her and conceal the sin of their adultery and her resulting pregnancy.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Bathsheba’s mourning, like that of Abigail (1 Samuel 25:39–42), was probably limited to the customary time of seven days.
19th Century
Anglican
Mourned for her husband. —How long this mourning lasted we are not told. The usual period was seven days (Genesis 1:10…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead The news of which we…
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