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

Bible Comments

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; seemingly as testimony of David's respect and affection to him; but really to cheer up his spirits, and dispose him to desire his wife's company.

2 Samuel 11:8

8 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.