John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:17
And the men of the city went out ,.... Made a sally out, as Joab expected they would, when they appeared before them at that part of the city where valiant men were: and fought with Joab ; at least with part of his army posted with Uriah: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David : which made David's sin the more heinous, that several lives were lost through the stratagem he devised to procure the death of Uriah; who could not be placed in a dangerous post alone,... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:16
And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city ,.... Where lay its greatest strength, and where it was best defended; or besieged it, as the Targum: that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were ; who would not easily give way, and when they saw an opportunity would sally out, Joab cannot be excused from sin, unless he thought that Uriah had been guilty of death, and that David took this way of dispatching him for some political reason; however David was... read more