2Sa 11:6-27, 23:39 | TSK | STEP

wrote a letter.It was resolved in David's breast that Uriah must die--that innocent, valiant, and gallant man, who was ready to sacrifice his life for the honour of his prince; and, worse than all, by being himself made the bearer of letters to Joab which prescribed the mode by which he was to be murdered. This was the greatest treachery and villany on the part of David; while Joab appears to enter as fully upon the execution of the murder, being perhaps pleased to have this opportunity of further enthralling his king, and thus increasing his own power.

1Ki 21:8-10; Ps 19:13; 52:2; 62:9; Jer 9:1-4; 17:9; Mic 7:3-5

Set ye.

17; 1Sa 18:17,21,25; Ps 51:4,14; Jer 20:13

hottest. Heb. strong. from him. Heb. from after him. anddie.

12:9

he assigned.

21; 3:27; 20:9,10; 1Sa 22:17-19; 1Ki 2:5,31-34; 21:12-14

2Ki 10:6; Pr 29:12; Ho 5:11; Ac 5:29

there fell.

12:9; Ps 51:14

Abimelech.

Jud 9:53

Jerubbesheth.

Jud 6:32; 7:1

Jerubbaal. Thy servant.

3:27,34; Ps 39:8; Isa 14:10; Eze 16:51,52

displease thee. Heb. be evil in thine eyes. for the sword.

Jos 7:8,9; 1Sa 6:9; Ec 9:1-3,11,12

one. Heb. so and such.What abominable hypocrisy was here! He well knew that the death of this noble and gallant man was no chance-medley: he was by his own order thrust on the sword.

make.

12:26

she mourned.

3:31; 14:2; Ge 27:41

And when, etc.The whole of her conduct indicates that she observed the form, without feeling the power of sorrow. She lost a captain, and got a king for her husband: and therefore, {Lacrymas non sponte cadentes effudit; gemitusque expressit pectore laeto;} "She shed reluctant tears; and forced out groans from a joyful breast!"

fetched her.

3:2-5; 5:13-16; 12:9; De 22:29

But the thing.

Ge 38:10; 1Ch 21:7

displeased. Heb. was evil in the eyes of.

Ps 5:6; 51:4,5; Heb 13:4

2 Samuel 23:39

Uriah.

11:3,6-27; 12:9; 1Ki 15:5; 1Ch 11:41; Mt 1:6

thirty and seven in all.From the number of these officers being thirty-seven, it is almost self-evident that {shalishim} cannot denote the thirty, as rendered in ver. 13, etc., but some particular description of men, or officers; for it can scarcely be said, with propriety, that we have thirty-seven out of thirty; and besides, in the parallel place in 1 Chronicles, there are sixteen added!