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When they had told David, saying, Uriah didn`t go down to his house, David said to Uriah, Haven`t you come from a journey? why did you not go down to your house?
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Deception Disguised as Care
Commentators point out the deceptive nature of David's questioning. His words sound like genuine concern for a weary soldier who has just completed a long journey. However, his true motive was not Uriah's well-being but a calculated attempt to manipulate him into going home to cover up David's own sin.
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2 Samuel
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Reformed Baptist
And when they had told David The next morning, either those that went with the mess of meat, or the guards with whom…
Presbyterian
Giving way to sin hardens the heart, and provokes the departure of the Holy Spirit. Robbing a man of his reason is worse than robbing him of his mo…
