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2 Samuel 11:3

2 Samuel 11:3
And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And David sent and inquired after the woman,.... Who she was, what her name, and whether married or unmarried; if the latter, very probably his intention was to marry her, and he might, when he first…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Eliam - Or Ammiel, 1Ch 3:5, the component words being placed in an inverse order. Bath-sheba was the granddaughter of Ahithophel 2Sa 23:34.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The daughter of Eliam - Called, Ch1 3:5, Ammiel; a word of the same meaning, The people of my God, The God of my people. This name expressed the covenant - I will be your God; We will be thy people.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Samuel 11:1-5

Here is, I. David's glory, in pursuing the war against the Ammonites, Sa2 11:1. We cannot take that pleasure in viewing this great action which hitherto we have taken in observing David's…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam In 1Ch 3:5 she is called Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel. Eliam(God of the people) and Ammiel(people of God) are compounded of the same words placed in different…

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