Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart, ‘The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.’
2 Samuel 11:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband, Uriah, had died, she mourned for him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Uriah's wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for Uriah. American Standard Version (1901) And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband. Common English Bible When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for her husband. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the wife of Uriah heard that her husband Uriah had died, and she mourned for him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her husband was dead: and she mourned for him. |
Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart, ‘The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.’
When they reached the threshing-floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wept loudly, and Joseph mourned seven days for his father.
David told the messenger, ‘Say this to Joab: “Don’t let this matter upset you because the sword devours all alike. Intensify your fight against the city and demolish it.” Encourage him.’
So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, ‘Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.
David then ordered Joab and all the people who were with him, ‘Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.’ And King David walked behind the coffin.
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite to take possession of it.
The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.
Afterwards, they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted seven days.