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2 Samuel 11:5

2 Samuel 11:5
And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the woman conceived,.... Whereby the sin would be discovered, and shame, and disgrace, or worse, would follow upon it:

and sent and told David, and said, I am with child; this message she sent…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And the woman conceived - A proof of the observation on Sa2 11:4; as that is the time in which women are most apt to conceive.

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

sent and told David That he might devise some plan to shield her from the consequences of her sin; for by the Mosaic law she was liable to be put to death (Lev 20:10). David accordingly sent for…

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