2 Samuel 11:8-9

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:9

But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord ,.... The bodyguards, which were placed there to watch the palace in the night season; Uriah first fell into a conversation with these as is highly probable, to whom he was well known, and who might inquire of one and another of their friends in the army; and he being weary, laid himself down among there, and slept: and went not down to his house ; whether the trifling questions David asked him, or the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 11:8

Go down to thy house , and wash thy feet - Uriah had come off a journey, and needed this refreshment; but David's design was that he should go and lie with his wife, that the child now conceived should pass for his, the honor of Bath-sheba be screened, and his own crime concealed. At this time he had no design of the murder of Uriah, nor of taking Bath-sheba to wife. A mess of meat from the king - All this was artfully contrived. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 11:9

Slept at the door - That is, in one of the apartments or niches in the court of the king's house. But in Bengal servants and others generally sleep on the verandahs or porches in face of their master's house. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:1-17

The facts are: 1 . During the prosecution of the war against Ammon in the spring, David remains in Jerusalem. 2 . Walking one evening on his house top, he sees a woman washing herself, and observes her beauty. 3 . Curiosity being awakened, he sends to inquire after her, and learns that she is the wife of Uriah. 4 . Sending a royal message to her, she, as a loyal subject, waits upon him, whereupon he commits adultery. 5 . Discovering in the course of a little time that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:5-15

( JERUSALEM , RABBAH .) Entanglements of sin. He who once leaves the right path little knows how far he may go astray or how great will be his perplexities and perils. Possibly he may never return; certainly he will not return without overcoming immense difficulties, and finding out by bitter experience his folly and perversity. "The gates of hell are open night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way; But to return and view the cheerful skies, In this the task and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:8

A mess (of meat); really, a royal present (see Esther 2:18 ; Jeremiah 40:5 ; Amos 5:11 , where it is translated burdens of wheat, but really means presents of wheat, forced from the poor); though originally a portion of food sent to a guest from the table of the giver of a feast ( Genesis 43:34 ). Uriah, as one of David's thirty-seven heroes, would hold a high rank in the army, though the statement given by Josephus, that he was Joab's armour bearer, is probably a mere... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 11:8

A mess of meat - Compare Genesis 43:34. The word denotes the honorable portion given by the host to his chief guest. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 11:8-9

2 Samuel 11:8-9. David said, Go down to thy house Not doubting but he would there converse with his wife, and so hide their sin and shame. There followed him a mess of meat from the king In token of David’s peculiar favour and kindness to him; and that, eating freely of good cheer, he might be the more desirous of enjoying the company of his wife. But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house Like a true soldier, he lay all night in the guard-chamber, and did not go home to his wife.... read more

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