2 Samuel 11:5

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…

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.

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…

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…