John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:11
2Sa 11:11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? [as] thou livest, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. Ver. 11. And Uriah said unto David. ] Vir robustior spiritu quam corpore Urias: Uriah was a man all over, having a golden soul in an iron body. His name signifieth the fire of God;... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:10
2Sa 11:10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from [thy] journey? why [then] didst thou not go down unto thine house? Ver. 10. And when they had told David. ] They, that is, his corycaei, his brokers; such as was that hangby, Hiram the Adullamite. Why then didst thou not go down unto thine house? ] Shouldst thou not have obeyed me as thy prince, or at least listened to me as thy friend, since all was for thine own... read more