2 Samuel 11:3

“And David sent and inquired after the woman, etc.] Who she was, what her name, and whether married or unmarried; if the latter, very probably his intention was to marry her, and he might, when he first made the inquiry, design to proceed no further, or to anything that was dishonourable; but it would have been better for him not to have inquired at all, and endeavoured to stifle the motions raised in him at the sight of her: and [one] said, [is] not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam; who in (<130305>1 Chronicles 3:5); is called Bathshua, and her father Ammiel, which is the same with Eliam reversed: the wife of Uriah the Hittite? who either was of that nation originally, and became a…”

“one said--literally, "he said to himself," Is not this Bath-sheba? &c.--She seems to have been a celebrated beauty, whose renown had already reached the ears of David, as happens in the East, from reports carried by the women from harem to harem. Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam--or Ammiel (Ch1 3:5), one of David's worthies (Sa2 23:34), and son of Ahithophel.”

“Eliam - Or Ammiel, 1 Chronicles 3:5, the component words being placed in an inverse order. Bath-sheba was the granddaughter of Ahithophel 2 Samuel 23:34. return to 'Top of Page'”

“He inquired - Instead of suppressing that desire which the sight of his eyes had kindled, he seeks rather to feed it; and first enquires who she was; that if she were unmarried, he might make her either his wife or his concubine. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 11:4”

“11:3 Bathsheba means “daughter of seven” or “daughter of oath.” Her father Eliam was the son of Ahithophel (see 23:34), an adviser sought by David and then by Absalom (15:12; 16:23). Much to David’s chagrin (15:31), Ahithophel later shifted his allegiance from David to Absalom (17:1-4, 14) and advised Absalom to sleep with David’s concubines on a rooftop, in open view (16:20-22). • Uriah is a Hebrew name (meaning “Yahweh [is] my light”); either he was a foreign mercenary, a convert to Israelite religion, or an Israelite of Hittite heritage. Uriah might also have been a member of the non-Israelite aristocracy in Jerusalem that predated David’s conquest of the city. He was one of the…”

“sent: Jer 5:8; Hos 7:6, Hos 7:7; Jam 1:14, Jam 1:15 Bathsheba: or, Bath-shua Eliam: or, Ammiel, Ch1 3:5 Uriah: Sa2 23:39; Ch1 11:41 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 11:4”