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2 Samuel 11:14

2 Samuel 11:14
And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And it came to pass in the morning,.... When David was informed that Uriah did not go to his own house, but slept with…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

David wrote a letter - This was the sum of treachery and villany. He made this most noble man the carrier of letters…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 11:14-27

When David's project of fathering the child upon Uriah himself failed, so that, in process of time, Uriah would…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–19212 Samuel 11:14-17

David's letter to Joab. Uriah's death

14. sent it by the hand of Uriah So in the Greek story Proetus sent Bellerophon to…