2 Samuel 11:1-5

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Samuel 11:5

(5) Sent and told David.—Because her sin must now become known, and by the Law (Leviticus 20:10) adulterers must both be punished with death. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:1-27

CHAPTER XIV.DAVID AND URIAH.2 Samuel 11:1-27.HOW ardently would most, if not all readers, of the life of David have wished that it had ended before this chapter! Its golden era has passed away, and what remains is little else than a chequered tale of crime and punishment. On former occasions, under the influence of strong and long-continued temptations, we have seen his faith give way and a spirit of dissimulation appear; but these were like spots on the sun, not greatly obscuring his general... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Samuel 11:1-27

III. DAVID’S SIN, CHASTISEMENT AND RESTORATION 1. David’s Great Sin CHAPTER 11 1. David’s great sin (2 Samuel 11:1-5 ) 2. David sends for Uriah (2 Samuel 11:6-13 ) 3. The murder of Uriah (2 Samuel 11:14-25 ) 4. David makes Bath-sheba his wife (2 Samuel 11:26-27 ) We see the king once more in his house. He sent Joab, his servants and all Israel to battle again against Ammon. Was it not his business as king to go forth with Israel as he had done before? Instead he remains in ease and... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Samuel 11:1

11:1 And it came to pass, after the year was {a} expired, at the time when kings go forth [to battle], that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.(a) The year following about the spring time. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Samuel 11:2

11:2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his {b} bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman [was] very beautiful to look upon.(b) Upon which he used to rest in the afternoon, as was read of Ishbosheth in 2 Samuel 4:7. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Samuel 11:3

11:3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And [one] said, [Is] not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the {c} Hittite?(c) Who was not an born an Israelite, but converted to the true religion. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Samuel 11:5

11:5 And the woman conceived, and sent and {d} told David, and said, I [am] with child.(d) Fearing lest she be stoned according to the law. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 11:1-27

The account with Ammon had by no means been settled, and in the Spring David sent Joab and the armies of Israel to battle the Ammonites and to besiege their capital city, of Rabbah. We are told specifically that this was the time when kings go out to battle, but David remained at home. lt is possible his servants advised this so that their king would not be exposed to danger (ch.18:3), but David's energy of faith had waned so that he was exposed to greater danger by remaining at home. Evident... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 11:1-27

DAVID ’S GREAT SIN GOD’S ESTIMATE OF DAVID’S SIN (2 Samuel 12:1-14 ) Why the incident in this lesson should be designated “David’s great sin,” when he committed so many which the popular mind might consider more serious, can only be answered by the divine estimate of it. Jehovah regarded nothing David had done as comparable in its iniquity with this. Nathan’s address to David shows this, the chastisement that followed David through the rest of his life shows it, and David’s own feelings... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Samuel 11:1-27

2 Samuel 11:0 1. And it came to pass, after the year was expired [at the return of the year], at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon [devastated the land and cut off stragglers], and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. 2. ¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a... read more

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