12 Then David said to Uriah , " Stay here today also , and tomorrow I will let you go ." So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:12

Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:6-13

(Read 2 Samuel 11:6-13)

Giving way to sin hardens the heart, and provokes the departure of the Holy Spirit. Robbing a man of his reason, is worse than robbing him of his money; and drawing him into sin, is worse than drawing him into any wordly trouble whatever.