8 Then he told Uriah, "Go on home and relax. " David even sent a gift to Uriah after he had left the palace.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:8

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.