2 Samuel 11:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 11:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 11:26 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 11:26 — KJV
“And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.”
— 2 Samuel 11:26 (KJV)
2 Samuel 11:26 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 11:26
“And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. be delivered: or, cry out came: Heb. were turned”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:26: wife, heard, husband
“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. a man's...: Heb. married to an husband”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:26: wife, husband, dead
“If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. her husband's...: or, her next kinsman”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:26: wife, husband, dead
“And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:26: wife, heard, dead
“The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:26: wife, husband, dead
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