Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 11:1
2 Samuel 11:1. At the time when kings go forth to battle— The author of the Observations remarks justly, that this passage seems to suppose, that there was one particular time of the year, in this country, to which the operations of war were limited. So Sir John Chardin, speaking of the Basha of Basra, who endeavoured in his time to erect himself into an independent sovereign, tells us, that, perceiving in the spring, that the Turkish army were prepared to thunder upon him the next September or... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Samuel 11:1
THE BAD DAYS OF DAVID'S REIGN(2 Samuel 11-20)These chapters relate David's sins and God's punishment of them. Willis classified the events of these chapters as follows:(1)"David's adultery with Bathsheba and murder of Uriah followed by God's judgment against David (2 Samuel 11-12);(2) the rape of Tamar by Amnon and his murder by Absalom (2 Samuel 13);(3) the rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 14-19); and(4) the rebellion of Sheba."[1]THE FALL OF THE MAN AFTER GOD'S OWN HEARTUp until this chapter,... read more