Why have you despised the word of Yahweh, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

You have slain him. —This is a different and stronger word than “killed” in the first part of the verse, and might well be transla…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Wherefore have you despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? &c.] The commandment referred to is the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God will not permit his people to continue in sin. Through this parable, Nathan drew from David a sentence against himself. There is a great need f…

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