2 Samuel 11:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

2 Samuel 11:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

An eveningtide - The evening began at three o’clock in the afternoon.
2 Samuel 11:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his (b) 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...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Sam 11. David, Bath-sheba, and Uriah (J). 2 Samuel 11:1-5 . In the spring, at the beginning of the season suitable for military operations, Joab and the army set out to besiege Rabbah ( Jeremi...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

washing . bathing. Probably in the court below.
2 Samuel 11:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 beau...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

David—walked upon the roof of the king's house— See Deuteronomy 22:8 and 1 Samuel 9:25 .
2 Samuel 11:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 be...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David and Bathsheba This narrative is of the greatest value. It shows the faithfulness and the high morality of the historian, who relates, without a single attempt at palliation, this scandalous...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In an eveningtide. — Late in the afternoon, when David had taken the siesta customary in Oriental countries, he rose from his couch and walked on the roof of his palace, which in the cool of the...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIV. DAVID AND URIAH. 2 Samuel 11:1-27 . HOW ardently would most, if not all readers, of the life of David have wished that it had ended before this chapter! Its golden era has passed...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Giving Rein to Self-Indulgence 2 Samuel 11:1-13 This was not an isolated sin. For some time, backsliding had been eating out David's heart. The cankerworm takes its toll before the noble tree c...
2 Samuel 11:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the whole of the Old Testament literature there is no chapter more tragic or full of solemn and searching warning than this. Carefully pondering it, we notice the downward steps logically followi...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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 be...
2 Samuel 11:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass in an eveningtide ,.... Some time in the afternoon, when the sun began to decline; not in the dusk of the evening, for then the object he saw could not have been seen so distinct...
2 Samuel 11:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 beau...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David arose from off his bed Where he had lain down to sleep in the heat of the day, as the manner was in those countries; and where he had probably slept for some time. The bed of sloth often prov...
2 Samuel 11:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The account with Ammon had by no means been settled, and in the Spring David sent Joab and the armies of Israel to battle the Ammonites and to besiege their capital city, of Rabbah. We are told speci...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Sin with Bath-sheba. B. C. 1037. 1 And it came to pass, after the year was expir...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

From off his bed; where he had lain and slept for some time; being possibly disposed to sleep after dinner, by reason of some excess committed in eating or drinking; and indulging himself in his la...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 2 Samuel 11:1 . “After the year,” etc., rather, at the return of the year, i.e. , in the spring when kings were accustomed to begin military operations. “His se...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 11:1 . When kings go forth to war. After the latter rain, early in May, when the campaign could open, and when the main of their harvest was saved. Rabbah was the capital of the Ammonit...
2 Samuel 11:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass in an eventide. The fall and punishment of David illustrated I. The circumstances of David previous to His fall. For several years he had been in a state of great trouble: B...
2 Samuel 11:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 11:1 After the year was expired; Hebrew and Revised Version, at the return of the year; that is, as Josephus paraphrases it, "the next spring." It seems quite certai...
2 Samuel 11:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Adultery
2 Samuel 11:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 2:16 ; 1 Peter 4:7 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:6 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:7 ; 2 Samuel 4:5 ; 2 Samuel 4:7 ; Acts 10:9 ; Deuteronomy 22:8 ; Genesis 3:6 ; Genesis 34:2 ; Genesis 39:6 ; Genesis 6:...
2 Samuel 11:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Arose from off his bed — Where he had lain, and slept for some time. And the bed of sloth often proves the bed of lust. Washing herself — In a bath, which was in her garden. Probably from some cere...

2 Samuel 11:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 11:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 11:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 11:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 11:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 11:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 11:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 11:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 11:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 11:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 11:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 11:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 11:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 11:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 11:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes