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.
After the period of mourning ended, David sent for her and brought her to his palace, where she became his wife and gave birth to his son. But what David had done made the LORD very angry.
This verse shows that even though David got what he wanted by marrying Bathsheba after arranging her husband's death, God was deeply displeased with David's actions.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the tragic account of David's adultery with Bathsheba and his arrangement of her husband Uriah's death in battle to cover up the affair. In ancient Israel, there was typically a period of mourning after a spouse's death before remarriage could occur. David appeared to follow proper social customs, but God saw through to his murderous and adulterous heart.
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