CONTENTS This Chapter, which is still the prosecution of David's history, exhibits him in so painful a light, that for the honour of human nature, to say nothing of the honour of a child of God, we feel distress to add such a page to David's history. But the Holy Ghost, for the edification and comf... [ Continue Reading ]
(2) And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. (3) And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath... [ Continue Reading ]
(6) В¶ And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. (7) And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. (8) And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah... [ Continue Reading ]
(9) But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. Whether Uriah had any apprehensions about him, concerning his wife's fidelity; or whether, as a soldier, he did not choose to separate from the rest of the king's guards; or whethe... [ Continue Reading ]
(10) And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house? (11) And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants... [ Continue Reading ]
(14) В¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. (15) And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. Baffled in both attempts, David now... [ Continue Reading ]
(16) And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. What the thoughts of Joab were upon this occasion, is not said. But it is melancholy to observe how readily he fell in with David's command. Thus David added another sin t... [ Continue Reading ]
(17) And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. Here is another dreadful aggravation beside the death of Uriah; for it seems that some of David's soldiers fell also. See, David, what a train of... [ Continue Reading ]
(18) Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; (19) And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king, (20) And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city... [ Continue Reading ]
(22) So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for. (23) And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate. (24) And the shooters shot from off the wa... [ Continue Reading ]
(26) And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. What are we to think of this woman! The Holy Ghost hath not remarked anywhere on her conduct. Was she so artfully seduced by David at the first, that she fell into his snares unconsciously? She sent... [ Continue Reading ]
(27) And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. The speedy marriage, and the birth of the child, probably made the matter notorious in the eyes of the people. But the ch... [ Continue Reading ]