2 Samuel 11:9
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord,.... The bodyguards, which were…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Slept at the door - That is, in one of the apartments or niches in the court of the king's house. But in Bengal servants…
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
Uriah slept at the door of the king's house Probably in the guard chamber in the outer court. Cp. 1Ki 14:27-28.