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2 Samuel 11

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2 Samuel 11:1 [1] I.e. after the spring harvest provisions for the armies were plentiful.
2 Samuel 11:1 [1] I.e. after the spring harvest provisions for the armies were plentiful.
2 Samuel 11:2 [2] In middle eastern homes the roof was often used as a living space or patio.
2 Samuel 11:2 [2] In middle eastern homes the roof was often used as a living space or patio.
2 Samuel 11:4 [3] This casual observation reflects the hypocrisy of David and Bathsheba's sin. Evidently they both bathed and observed other ritual requirements of the Mosaic Law regarding sexual relations (LEV 15:18 etc.), as if that somehow mitigated the much graver sin of adultery. Both participants in adultery were to be punished by death (LEV 20:10).
2 Samuel 11:4 [3] This casual observation reflects the hypocrisy of David and Bathsheba's sin. Evidently they both bathed and observed other ritual requirements of the Mosaic Law regarding sexual relations (LEV 15:18 etc.), as if that somehow mitigated the much graver sin of adultery. Both participants in adultery were to be punished by death (LEV 20:10).
2 Samuel 11:7 [4] In each of these inquiries the noun shalom is used.
2 Samuel 11:7 [4] In each of these inquiries the noun shalom is used.
2 Samuel 11:8 [5] The Hebrew word suggests food, but the actual nature of the gift is not specified.
2 Samuel 11:8 [5] The Hebrew word suggests food, but the actual nature of the gift is not specified.
2 Samuel 11:13 [6] At this point David was hoping that Uriah's drunkenness would make him forget his decision to stay with the troops, and that he would go home and have relations with his wife. David apparently thought that Bathsheba could later persuade Uriah that the child was his, even though she would be giving birth early.
2 Samuel 11:13 [6] At this point David was hoping that Uriah's drunkenness would make him forget his decision to stay with the troops, and that he would go home and have relations with his wife. David apparently thought that Bathsheba could later persuade Uriah that the child was his, even though she would be giving birth early.
2 Samuel 11:14 [7] Lit by the hand of.
2 Samuel 11:14 [7] Lit by the hand of.
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