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A Calculated Deception
Commentators explain that David's command to summon Uriah was not a random military order but a calculated scheme. His goal was to bring Uriah home to his wife, Bathsheba, so that the child conceived in adultery would be assumed to be Uriah's, thus concealing the sin.
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2 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 11:6
19th Century
Bishop
Send me Uriah. —David proposed in this way to cover up his crime. By calling for Uriah and treating him with marked consi…
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 11:6
17th Century
Pastor
And David sent to Joab
Who was with the army besieging Rabbah, which, according to Bunting F11, was sixty…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 11:6–13
17th Century
Minister
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…