Bible Commentary

And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded [of him] how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. 6 13. Uriah summoned to Jerusalem 7. David demanded, &c.] David sent for Uriah ostensibly to bring him word about the progress of the war. Uriah, as one of the “mighty … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 11:7”

And David sent to Joab, [saying], Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. And David sent to Joab,…. Who was with the army besieging Rabbah, which, according to Bunting k, was sixty four miles from Jerusalem: [saying], send me Uriah the Hittite; the scheme David had contrived in his mind was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 11:6”

And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I [am] with child. 5. sent and told David ] That he might devise some plan to shield her from the consequences of her sin; for by the Mosaic law she was liable to be put to death (Lev 20:10). David accordingly sent for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 11:5”

And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. 4. David sent messengers ] Bath-sheba cannot be acquitted from blame, for it does not appear that she offered any resistance. Vanity and ambition … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 11:4”

And David sent and inquired after the woman. And [one] said, [Is] not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 3. Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam ] In 1Ch 3:5 she is called Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel. Eliam (= God of the people) and Ammiel (= people of God) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 11:3”

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 woman washing herself; and the woman [was] very beautiful to look upon. 2. arose from off his bed ] In the cool of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 11:2”

And it came to pass, after the year was 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. Ch. 2Sa 11:1. The siege of Rabbah = … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 11:1”

And when all the kings [that were] servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more. 19. the kings that were servants to Hadarezer ] His vassals and tributaries transferred their allegiance to David. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 10:19”

And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew [the men of] seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. 18. seven hundred chariots forty thousand horsemen ] The present text of Chronicles has seven thousand chariots forty thousand footmen. It seems … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 10:18”

And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him. Verse 17. David – gathered all Israel together] He thought that such a war required his own presence. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 10:17”