2 Samuel 11:26-27 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:14-27

When David's project of fathering the child upon Uriah himself failed, so that, in process of time, Uriah would certainly know the wrong that had been done him, to prevent the fruits of his revenge, the devil put it into David's heart to take him off, and then neither he nor Bath-sheba would be in any danger (what prosecution could there be when there was no prosecutor?), suggesting further that, when Uriah was out of the way, Bath-sheba might, if he pleased, be his own for ever. Adulteries... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:26

And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead ,.... The news of which were soon sent her by David, though it is very probable she knew nothing of the plot to take away his life; and, besides, David chose to have his death published abroad as soon as possible, the more to hide his sin: she mourned for her husband ; expressed tokens of mourning by shedding tears, putting on a mourning habit, seeing no company, and this continued for the space of seven days, it may be, 1... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:27

And when the mourning was past ,.... The seven days were at an end, or sooner; for he stayed not ninety days from the death of her husband, which the Jews in later times enjoined F14 Misn. Yebamot, c. 11. sect. 6. , that it might be known whether with child by her former husband, and so to whom it belonged; and because David did not wait this time, Abarbinel charges it upon him as an additional sin: David sent, and fetched her to his house ; took her home to his palace to live with... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 11:26

She mourned for her husband - The whole of her conduct indicates that she observed the form without feeling the power of sorrow. She lost a captain and got a king for her spouse; this must have been deep affliction indeed: and therefore: - - Lachrymas non sponte cadentes Effudit; gemitusque expressit pectore laeto read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 11:27

When the mourning was past - Probably it lasted only seven days. She became his wife - This hurried marriage was no doubt intended on both sides to cover the pregnancy. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord - It was necessary to add this, lest the splendor of David's former virtues should induce any to suppose his crimes were passed over, or looked on with an indulgent eye, by the God of purity and justice. Sorely he sinned, and sorely... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:18-27

Complicity in evil. The facts are: 1 . Joab, having executed the wicked commission, sends word to David as to the progress of the war. 2 . He furnishes the messenger with a means of appeasing the probable wrath of David on his learning that the conflict was more serious than either he or Joab looked for, namely, an announcement of Uriah's death. 3 . The messenger carefully describes the seriousness of the engagement with the enemy, and concludes by referring to the death of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:22-27

( JERUSALEM , RABBAH .) Concealment of sin. Order of events: 1 . Report of Uriah's death ( 2 Samuel 11:22-25 ). 2 . Bathsheba mourns (seven days, 1 Samuel 31:13 ) for her husband ( 2 Samuel 11:26 ), being probably unacquainted with the manner in which it was brought about. 3 . David makes her his wife. 4 . Joab takes Rabbah, except the citadel ( 2 Samuel 12:26 ). 5 . David, on receiving Joab's message, goes to Rabbah and conquers the city ( 2 Samuel... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:26

And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. There is something pathetic in this repetition of the name of the murdered man, and his close relationship with Bathsheba is dwelt upon by his being twice called "her husband," and she "Uriah's wife." Having been the cause of his murder, she is careful to make for him the customary mourning. How long it lasted is uncertain. The mourning for Aaron ( Numbers 20:29 ) and that for Moses ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:27

She … bare him a son. This would be the child whose death is recorded in the next chapter. Afterwards she bare David four sons ( 1 Chronicles 3:5 ), of whom one was Solomon, and another Nathan, the ancestor of our Lord. The thing … displeased the Lord. It was probably during the time of David's victories that success began to work in him its usual results. Too commonly men who have conquered kingdoms have been vanquished by their own strong passions; and David had always evinced a keen... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:27

( JERUSALEM .) God's displeasure at sin. "And the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah" ( 1 Chronicles 21:7 ). This is the only remark which the sacred historian makes on the conduct of David. It reveals its true nature as with a sunbeam; "contains the moral decision from a theocratic point of view, and is, as it were, a superscription of the following history of the Divine judgments on David and his house on account of this sin" (Erdmann). The Divine displeasure... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:14-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 11:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 11:27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:18-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:22-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:27

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