27 And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she (A)became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done (B)displeased[a] the Lord.

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  1. 2 Samuel 11:27 Lit. was evil in the eyes of

27 After the time of mourning(A) was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased(B) the Lord.

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(A)Why have you (B)despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight? (C)You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon.

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Why did you despise(A) the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down(B) Uriah(C) the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed(D) him with the sword of the Ammonites.

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(A)Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil (B)in Your sight—
(C)That You may be found just [a]when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.

(D)Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.

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  1. Psalm 51:4 LXX, Tg., Vg. in Your words

Against you, you only, have I sinned(A)
    and done what is evil in your sight;(B)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.(C)
Surely I was sinful(D) at birth,(E)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

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And [a]God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 21:7 Lit. it was evil in the eyes of God

This command was also evil in the sight of God; so he punished Israel.

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29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the young woman’s father (A)fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife (B)because he has humbled her; he shall not be permitted to divorce her all his days.

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29 he shall pay her father fifty shekels[a] of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.

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  1. Deuteronomy 22:29 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams

10 And the thing which he did [a]displeased the Lord; therefore He killed (A)him also.

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  1. Genesis 38:10 Lit. was evil in the eyes of

10 What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.(A)

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(A)Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; (B)but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

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Marriage should be honored by all,(A) and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.(B)

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You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the (A)bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

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    you destroy those who tell lies.(A)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.

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13 And (A)David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were born to David. 14 Now (B)these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: [a]Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, (C)Solomon, 15 Ibhar, [b]Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:14 Shimea, 1 Chr. 3:5
  2. 2 Samuel 5:15 Elishama, 1 Chr. 3:6

13 After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives(A) in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. 14 These are the names of the children born to him there:(B) Shammua, Shobab, Nathan,(C) Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet.

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Sons of David

Sons were born (A)to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon (B)by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; his second, [a]Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third, (C)Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king (D)of Geshur; the fourth, (E)Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; and the sixth, Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.

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  1. 2 Samuel 3:3 Daniel, 1 Chr. 3:1

Sons were born to David in Hebron:

His firstborn was Amnon(A) the son of Ahinoam(B) of Jezreel;

his second, Kileab the son of Abigail(C) the widow of Nabal of Carmel;

the third, Absalom(D) the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;(E)

the fourth, Adonijah(F) the son of Haggith;

the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

and the sixth, Ithream the son of David’s wife Eglah.

These were born to David in Hebron.

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