Instead of suppressing that lust which the sight of his eyes had kindled, he seeks rather to feed it; and first inquires who she was; that, if she were unmarried, he might make her either his wife or his concubine. Bath-sheba, called also Bath-shuah, 1 Chronicles 3:5, where also Eliam is called Ammiel. The Hittite; so called, either,
1. By his original, being born either of that race, but become a zealous proselyte; or, at least. among that people. Or,
2. By his habitation among them. Or,
3. For some notable exploit of his against that people: see 1 Samuel 26:6, and See Poole on "2 Samuel 8:18".