John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:10
And when they had told David ,.... The next morning, either those that went with the mess of meat, or the guards with whom he slept all night: saying, Uriah went not down to his house ; as the king had ordered him; which those persons being acquainted with, informed him of it, as an act of disobedience to him: David said unto Uriah ; having sent for him upon the above information: camest thou not from thy journey ? and which was a long one of sixty four miles, as before... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:6-13
Uriah, we may suppose, had now been absent from his wife some weeks, making the campaign in the country of the Ammonites, and not intending to return till the end of it. The situation of his wife would bring to light the hidden works of darkness; and when Uriah, at his return, should find how he had been abused, and by whom, it might well be expected, 1. That he would prosecute his wife, according to law, and have her stoned to death; for jealousy is the rage of a man, especially a man of... read more