2 Samuel 11:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 followedc him a mess of meat from the king. ”

2 Samuel 11:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A mess of meat - Compare Genesis 43:34 . The word denotes the honorable portion given by the host to his chief guest.
2 Samuel 11:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And David said to Uriah, (e) 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. (e) David thought that if Uri...
2 Samuel 11:8 - 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 11:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 to thy house, and wash thy...
2 Samuel 11:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 to thy house. This s...
2 Samuel 11:8 - 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 11:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A mess of meat. — Lit. a present. The same word is used in Genesis 43:34 , and no doubt refers to some choice dish sent by the king to the guest whom he wished to honour.
2 Samuel 11:8 - 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 11:8 - 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 11:8 - 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 11:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(6) В¶ And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. (7) And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and h...
2 Samuel 11:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David said to Uriah, go down to thy house, and wash thy feet ,.... For his refreshment, and to prepare for bed, which was what he wanted to get him to: and Uriah departed out of the king's hou...
2 Samuel 11:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 8. Go down to thy house an...
2 Samuel 11:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David said, Go down to thy house Not doubting but he would there converse with his wife, and so hide their sin and shame. There followed him a mess of meat from the king In token of David's pecul...
2 Samuel 11:8 - 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 11:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Contrivance to Hide His Crime; David's Contrivance Defeated. B. C. 1037. 6 And...
2 Samuel 11:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Go down to thy house; not doubting but he would there converse with his wife, and so cover their sin and shame. Wash thy feet; as travellers there used to do. There followed him a mess of meat; s...
2 Samuel 11:8 - 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 11:8 - 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 11:8 - 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 11:8 - 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 11:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Adultery
2 Samuel 11:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 18:4 ; Genesis 19:2 ; Genesis 43:34 ; Hebrews 4:13 ; Isaiah 29:15 ; Luke 12:2 ; Psalms 12:2 ; Psalms 44:21 ; Psalms 55:21
2 Samuel 11:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Go down — Not doubting but he would there converse with his wife, and so cover their sin and shame.

2 Samuel 11:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 11:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 11:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 11:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 11:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 11:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 11:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 11:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 11:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 11:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 11:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 11:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 11:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 11:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 11:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 11:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 11:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 11:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 11:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 11:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 11:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 11:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 11:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 11:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes