John Gill Commentary 2 Samuel 11:6

"And David sent to Joab, [saying], Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David." — 2 Samuel 11:6 (ASV)

And David sent to Joab
Who was with the army besieging Rabbah, which, according to Bunting ^F11, 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 besides it was his duty to obey his command.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F11: Travels p. 146.