9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord , and did not go down to his house . 10 Now when they told David , saying , "Uriah did not go down to his house ," David said to Uriah , "Have you not come from a journey ? Why did you not go down to your house ?" 11 Uriah said to David , " The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in temporary shelters , and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field . Shall I then go to my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife ? By your life and the life of your soul , I will not do this thing ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:9-11
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.