And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
am 2969, bc 1035, An, Ex, Is, 456
after the year: etc. Heb. at the return of the year. 1 Kings 20:22, 1 Kings 20:26, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Ecclesiastes 3:8
at the time: The sacred historian seems to intimate that there was one particular time of the year to which military operations were limited; and Josephus informs us that this took place in the beginning of spring. In another part of his works he says, that as soon as spring was begun, Adad levied and led forth his army against the Hebrews. Antiochus also prepared to invade Judea at the first appearance of spring; and Vespasian marched to Antipatris at the commencement of the same season. The kings and armies of the East, says Chardin, do not march but when there is grass, and when they can encamp, which is in April. This rule, however, seems to be disregarded in modern times.
David sent: 1 Chronicles 20:1, Zechariah 14:3
Rabbah: 2 Samuel 12:26, Deuteronomy 3:11, 1 Chronicles 20:1, Ezekiel 21:20
Reciprocal: Joshua 13:25 - Rabbah 1 Samuel 18:30 - went forth 2 Samuel 12:27 - Rabbah Psalms 60:9 - strong city Jeremiah 49:2 - her daughters
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.
arose from: 2 Samuel 4:5, 2 Samuel 4:7, Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 24:33, Proverbs 24:34, Matthew 26:40, Matthew 26:41, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:7, 1 Peter 4:7
the roof of: Deuteronomy 22:8, Jeremiah 19:13, Matthew 10:27, Acts 10:9
he saw: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 34:2, Job 31:1, Psalms 119:37, Matthew 5:28, 1 John 2:16
very beautiful: Genesis 39:6, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 31:30
Reciprocal: Genesis 12:11 - a fair Genesis 38:2 - saw Exodus 20:17 - wife Joshua 2:6 - to the roof Joshua 7:21 - I saw Judges 14:1 - Timnath Judges 16:27 - the roof 1 Samuel 9:25 - the top 2 Samuel 13:1 - a fair sister 2 Samuel 16:22 - the top Nehemiah 8:16 - the roof Job 20:14 - his meat Psalms 51:1 - after Psalms 101:3 - set Psalms 119:67 - Before Psalms 139:3 - my path Proverbs 7:8 - General Proverbs 23:31 - General Ecclesiastes 11:9 - in the sight Jeremiah 5:8 - every one Ezekiel 23:16 - as soon as she saw them with her eyes Luke 5:19 - housetop Romans 7:7 - Thou shalt Galatians 6:1 - overtaken James 1:14 - when 2 Peter 2:14 - eyes
And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
sent: Jeremiah 5:8, Hosea 7:6, Hosea 7:7, James 1:14, James 1:15
Bathsheba: or, Bath-shua
Eliam: or, Ammiel, 1 Chronicles 3:5
Uriah: 2 Samuel 23:39, 1 Chronicles 11:41
Reciprocal: Genesis 10:15 - Heth Leviticus 18:20 - General 2 Samuel 12:3 - one little 2 Samuel 12:4 - took the 2 Samuel 23:34 - Eliam Psalms 101:3 - set Proverbs 6:29 - he that Proverbs 7:8 - General Matthew 1:6 - her
And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
sent messengers: Genesis 39:7, Job 31:9-11, Psalms 50:18
he lay: Psalms 51:1, *title James 1:14, James 1:15
she was: etc. or, and when she had purified herself, etc. she returned. Proverbs 30:20
purified: Leviticus 12:2-5, Leviticus 15:19-28, Leviticus 15:29-33, Leviticus 18:19
Reciprocal: Exodus 20:14 - General Leviticus 18:20 - General 2 Samuel 12:4 - took the 2 Samuel 12:9 - despised 2 Samuel 12:12 - secretly 1 Kings 15:5 - save only 2 Chronicles 16:10 - the same time Job 24:15 - eye Proverbs 6:29 - he that
And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
I am with child: Deuteronomy 22:22, Proverbs 6:34
Reciprocal: Exodus 20:14 - General
And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
Send me: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 38:18-23, 1 Samuel 15:30, Job 20:12-14, Proverbs 28:13, Isaiah 29:13, Matthew 26:70, Matthew 26:72, Matthew 26:74
Reciprocal: Joshua 7:21 - they are hid 1 Samuel 26:6 - Hittite 2 Samuel 20:22 - And Joab 2 Samuel 23:39 - Uriah 1 Chronicles 1:13 - Heth 1 Chronicles 11:41 - Uriah
And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
how Joab did: Heb. of the peace of Joab, Genesis 29:6, Genesis 37:14, 1 Samuel 17:22
Reciprocal: Exodus 18:7 - welfare
And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
go down: Psalms 44:21, Isaiah 29:15, Luke 12:2, Hebrews 4:13
wash: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2
there followed him: Heb. there went out after him, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 55:21
a mess: Genesis 43:34
Reciprocal: Judges 19:21 - they washed 2 Samuel 12:12 - secretly 2 Samuel 13:24 - let the king Proverbs 10:18 - that hideth
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.
Job 5:12-14, Proverbs 21:30
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 11:13 - with the servants
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?
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 12:1 - unto David
And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
The ark: 2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 14:18
my lord: 2 Samuel 20:6, Matthew 10:24, Matthew 10:25, John 13:14, 1 Corinthians 9:25-27, 2 Timothy 2:3, 2 Timothy 2:4, 2 Timothy 2:12, Hebrews 12:1, Hebrews 12:2
shall I then: Isaiah 22:12-14
as thou livest: 2 Samuel 14:19, 1 Samuel 1:26, 1 Samuel 17:55, 1 Samuel 20:3, 1 Samuel 25:26
Reciprocal: Numbers 31:6 - the holy instruments Numbers 32:6 - shall ye sit here 1 Samuel 17:8 - servants to Saul
And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.
And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
made him: Genesis 19:32-35, Exodus 32:21, Habakkuk 2:15
with the servants: 2 Samuel 11:9
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 12:12 - secretly 2 Samuel 13:26 - let my brother 2 Samuel 13:28 - heart is merry Proverbs 20:1 - General
And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
wrote a letter: It was resolved in David's breast that Uriah must die - that innocent, valiant, and gallant man, who was ready to sacrifice his life for the honour of his prince; and, worse than all, by being himself made the bearer of letters to Joab which prescribed the mode by which he was to be murdered. This was the greatest treachery and villany on the part of David; while Joab appears to enter as fully upon the execution of the murder, being perhaps pleased to have this opportunity of further enthralling his king, and thus increasing his own power. 1 Kings 21:8-10, Psalms 19:13, Psalms 52:2, Psalms 62:9, Jeremiah 9:1-4, Jeremiah 17:9, Micah 7:3-5
Reciprocal: Genesis 37:27 - let not 2 Samuel 12:9 - despised 2 Samuel 14:19 - of Joab 1 Kings 21:14 - Naboth is stoned Job 24:14 - murderer
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.
Set ye: 2 Samuel 11:17, 1 Samuel 18:17, 1 Samuel 18:21, 1 Samuel 18:25, Psalms 51:4, Psalms 51:14, Jeremiah 20:13
hottest: Heb. strong
from him: Heb. from after him
and die: 2 Samuel 12:9
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 27:24 - General 2 Samuel 12:12 - secretly 2 Samuel 13:28 - commanded 2 Samuel 14:19 - of Joab 2 Samuel 16:7 - bloody man 1 Kings 15:5 - save only 1 Kings 21:8 - she wrote 1 Chronicles 21:6 - Joab
And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
he assigned: 2 Samuel 11:21, 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 20:9, 2 Samuel 20:10, 1 Samuel 22:17-19, 1 Kings 2:5, 1 Kings 2:31-34, 1 Kings 21:12-14, 2 Kings 10:6, Proverbs 29:12, Hosea 5:11, Acts 5:29
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 20:1 - Joab smote
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.
there fell: 2 Samuel 12:9, Psalms 51:14
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 11:15 - Set ye
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 10:8 - there came
And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
Abimelech: Judges 9:53
Jerubbesheth: Judges 6:32, Judges 7:1, Jerubbaal
Thy servant: 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 3:34, Psalms 39:8, Isaiah 14:10, Ezekiel 16:51, Ezekiel 16:52
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 26:6 - Hittite 2 Samuel 11:16 - he assigned
So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.
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.
And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
Reciprocal: Numbers 21:30 - have shot 1 Samuel 26:6 - Hittite
Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
displease thee: Heb. be evil in thine eyes
for the sword: Joshua 7:8, Joshua 7:9, 1 Samuel 6:9, Ecclesiastes 9:1-3, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Ecclesiastes 9:12
one: Heb. so and such, What abominable hypocrisy was here! He well knew that the death of this noble and gallant man was no chance-medley: he was by his own order thrust on the sword.
make: 2 Samuel 12:26
Reciprocal: Judges 20:22 - encouraged 2 Samuel 2:26 - sword 2 Samuel 12:1 - unto David 2 Samuel 14:14 - we must 1 Kings 21:16 - Ahab rose up
And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
she mourned: 2 Samuel 3:31, 2 Samuel 14:2, Genesis 27:41
Reciprocal: Matthew 1:6 - her
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.
And when: etc. The whole of her conduct indicates that she observed the form, without feeling the power of sorrow. She lost a captain, and got a king for her husband, and therefore, Lacrymas non sponte cadentes effudit; gemitusque expressit pectore laeto; "She shed reluctant tears; and forced out groans from a joyful breast!"
fetched her: 2 Samuel 3:2-5, 2 Samuel 5:13-16, 2 Samuel 12:9, Deuteronomy 22:29
But the thing: Genesis 38:10, 1 Chronicles 21:7
displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of, Psalms 5:6, Psalms 51:4, Psalms 51:5, Hebrews 13:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 39:9 - how then Exodus 20:14 - General Leviticus 18:20 - General Numbers 11:1 - it displeased the Lord Numbers 12:2 - And the 1 Kings 11:9 - angry Psalms 32:3 - When Psalms 139:3 - my path Ecclesiastes 4:10 - if Isaiah 59:15 - displeased him Lamentations 3:36 - the Lord Matthew 1:6 - her