2 Samuel 11:13
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when David had called him,.... Invited him to sup with him:
he did eat and drink before him; very freely and…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He made him drunk - Supposing that in this state he would have been off his guard, and hastened down to his house.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 11:6-13
Uriah, we may suppose, had now been absent from his wife some weeks, making the campaign in the country of the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
and he made him drunk In the hope that he might forget his oath and break his resolution not to go home. But this plan…
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