Cross References Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Numbers 15:31 For he hath contemned the word of the Lord, and made void his precept: therefore shall he be destroyed, and shall bear his iniquity. 1 Samuel 15:23 Because it is like the sin of witchcraft, to rebel: and like the crime of idolatry, to refuse to obey. Forasmuch, therefore, as thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord hath also rejected thee from being king. 1 Samuel 15:26 And Samuel said to Saul: I will not return with thee, because thou hath rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. 2 Samuel 11:14 And when the morning was come, David wrote a letter to Joab: and sent it by the hand of Urias, 2 Samuel 11:15 Writing in the letter: Set ye Urias in the front of the battle, where the fight is strongest: and leave ye him, that he may be wounded and die. 2 Samuel 11:27 And the mourning being over, David sent and brought her into his house, and she became his wife, and she bore him a son: and this thing which David had done, was displeasing to the Lord. 2 Samuel 16:7 And thus said Semei when he cursed the king: Come out, come out, thou man of blood, and thou man of Belial. 1 Kings 15:5 Because David had done that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from any thing that he commanded him, all the days of his life, except the matter of Urias, the Hethite. 1 Kings 21:19 And thou shalt speak to him, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Thou hast slain: moreover also thou hast taken possession. And after these words thou shalt add: Thus saith the Lord: In this place, wherein the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall lick thy blood also. Psalm 51:14 Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. despised 2 Samuel 12:10 Therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urias the Hethite to be thy wife. 2 Samuel 11:4,14-17 And David sent messengers, and took her, and she came in to him, and he slept with her: and presently she was purified from her uncleanness: . . . Genesis 9:5,6 For I will require the blood of your lives at the hand of every beast, and at the hand of man, at the hand of every man, and of his brother, will I require the life of man. . . . Exodus 20:13,14 Thou shalt not kill. . . . Numbers 15:30,31 But the soul that committeth any thing through pride, whether he be born in the land or a stranger (because he hath been rebellious against the Lord) shall be cut off from among his people: . . . 1 Samuel 15:19,23 Why then didst thou not hearken to the voice of the Lord: but hast turned to the prey, and hast done evil in the eyes of the Lord? . . . Isaiah 5:24 Therefore as the tongue of the fire devoureth the stubble, and the heat of the flame consumeth it: so shall their root be as ashes, and their bud shall go up as dust: for they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and have blasphemed the word of the Holy One of Israel. Amos 2:4 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Juda, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath cast away the law of the Lord, and hath not kept his commandments: for their idols have caused them to err, after which their fathers have walked. Hebrews 10:28,29 A man making void the law of Moses dieth without any mercy under two or three witnesses: . . . to do evil 2 Chronicles 33:6 And he made his sons to pass through the fire in the valley of Benennom: he observed dreams, followed divinations, gave himself up to magic arts, had with him magicians, and enchanters: and he wrought many evils before the Lord, to provoke him to anger. Psalm 51:4 To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words, and mayst overcome when thou art judged. Psalm 90:8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thy eyes: our life in the light of thy countenance. Psalm 139:1,2 Unto the end, a psalm of David. Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me: . . . Jeremiah 18:10 If it shall do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice: I will repent of the good that I have spoken to do unto it. thou hast 2 Samuel 11:15-27 Writing in the letter: Set ye Urias in the front of the battle, where the fight is strongest: and leave ye him, that he may be wounded and die. . . . Context Nathan Rebukes David…8And gave thee thy master's house and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and Juda: and if these things be little, I shall add far greater things unto thee. 9Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.10Therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urias the Hethite to be thy wife.… Lexicon Whyמַדּ֜וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4069: Why? for what reason? then have you despised בָּזִ֣יתָ ׀ (bā·zî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 959: To disesteem the command דְּבַ֣ר (də·ḇar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel by doing לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make evil הָרַע֮ (hā·ra‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil in His sight? בְּעֵינַי֒ (bə·‘ê·nay) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain You struck down הִכִּ֣יתָ (hik·kî·ṯā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike Uriah אוּרִיָּ֤ה (’ū·rî·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 223: Uriah -- 'flame of Yah', the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites the Hittite הַֽחִתִּי֙ (ha·ḥit·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2850: Hittite -- a Chittite with the sword בַחֶ֔רֶב (ḇa·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and took לָקַ֥חְתָּ (lā·qaḥ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take his wife אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female as your own, לְאִשָּׁ֑ה (lə·’iš·šāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female for you have slain him הָרַ֔גְתָּ (hā·raḡ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2026: To smite with deadly intent with the sword בְּחֶ֖רֶב (bə·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword of the Ammonites. בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son Additional Translations Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? you have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Why hast thou set at nought the word of the Lord, to do that which is evil in his eyes? thou hast slain Urias the Chettite with the sword, and thou hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and thou hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah to do evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Urijah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Why hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Why have you despised the word of Yahweh, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 'Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do the evil thing in His eyes? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten by the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to thee for a wife, and him thou hast slain by the sword of the Bene-Ammon. 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