John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:8
And David said to Uriah, go down to thy house, and wash thy feet ,.... For his refreshment, and to prepare for bed, which was what he wanted to get him to: and Uriah departed out of the king's house ; in order as it might seem to the king to go to his own: and there followed him a mess of meat from the king : no doubt a delicious dish, to eat with his wife before he went to bed, to excite him the more to desire the enjoyment of her this mess consisted, according to Abarbinel, of... 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