John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:6
And David sent to Joab ,.... Who was with the army besieging Rabbah, which, according to Bunting F11 Travels, &c.; p. 146. , was sixty four miles from Jerusalem: saying , send me Uriah the Hittite ; the scheme David had contrived in his mind was to get Uriah home to his wife for a few days, that it might be thought the child she had conceived was his, whereby the sin of David, and her own, might be concealed: and Joab sent Uriah to David ; not knowing his business, and... 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