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2 Samuel 11:25-27
Contemporary English Version
2 Samuel 11:25-27
Contemporary English Version
25 David replied, “Tell Joab to cheer up and not to be upset about what happened. You never know who will be killed in a war. Tell him to strengthen his attack against the city and break through its walls.”[a]
26 When Bathsheba heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. 27 Then after the time for mourning was over, David sent someone to bring her to the palace. She became David's wife, and they had a son.
The Lord's Message for David
The Lord was angry because of what David had done,
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- 11.25 break … walls: Or “destroy it.”
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