111 Then it happened in the spring , at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel , and they destroyed the sons of Ammon and besieged e Rabbah . But David stayed at Jerusalem . 2 Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king's house , and from the roof he saw a woman bathing ; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance . 3 So David sent and inquired about the woman . And one said , "Is this not Bathsheba , the daughter of Eliam , the wife of Uriah the Hittite ?" 4 David sent messengers and took her, and when she came to him, he lay with her; and when she had purified herself from her uncleanness , she returned to her house . 5 The woman conceived ; and she sent and told David , and said , " I am pregnant ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:1-5
Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:1-5
(Read 2 Samuel 11:1-5)
Observe the occasions of David's sin; what led to it. 1. Neglect of his business. He tarried at Jerusalem. When we are out of the way of our duty, we are in temptation. 2. Love of ease: idleness gives great advantage to the tempter. 3. A wandering eye. He had not, like Job, made a covenant with his eyes, or, at this time, he had forgotten it. And observe the steps of the sin. See how the way of sin is down-hill; when men begin to do evil, they cannot soon stop. Observe the aggravations of the sin. How could David rebuke or punish that in others, of which he was conscious that he himself was guilty?