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
In the biblical narrative of ancient Israel, King David, who was at the peak of his reign as the second king, committed adultery with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite, and then arranged for Uriah's death in battle to cover up his sin. After Bathsheba's period of mourning for her husband, David married her, and she bore him a son, marking the culmination of this tragic episode. However, the Scriptures emphasize that God's displeasure with David's deceit and murder foreshadowed judgment and consequences for his household.
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