2 Samuel 11:4

“And David sent messengers, etc.] To invite her to his palace: and took her; not by force, but through persuasion: and she came in unto him; into the apartment where he was: and he lay with her; she consenting to it, being prevailed upon, and drawn into it through the greatness and goodness of the man, which might make the sin appear the lesser to her. This is recorded to show what the best of men are, when left to themselves; how strong and prevalent corrupt nature is in regenerate persons, when grace is not in exercise; what need the saints stand in of fresh supplies of grace, to keep them from falling; what caution is necessary to everyone that stands, lest he fall; and that it becomes us…”

“David sent messengers, and took her--The despotic kings of the East, when they take a fancy for a woman, send an officer to the house were she lives, who announces it to be the royal pleasure she should remove to the palace. An apartment is there assigned to her; and if she is made queen, the monarch orders the announcement to be made that he has made choice of her to be queen. Many instances in modern Oriental history show the ease and despatch with which such secondary marriages are contracted, and a new beauty added to the royal seraglio. But David had to make a promise, or rather an express stipulation, to Bath-sheba, before she complied with the royal will (Kg1 1:13, Kg1 1:15, Kg1 1:17,…”

“Took her - From her own house into his palace, not by force, but by persuasion. Lay with her - See how all the way to sin is down hill! When men begin, they cannot soon stop themselves. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 11:8”

“11:4 It is not clear whether Bathsheba came to David’s palace voluntarily. That no protestations are recorded (cp. 13:12-13) and that she married David, bore him another child, and persuaded him to designate their child as heir (1 Kgs 1:11-21) suggest that she might have been a willing partner. However, Bathsheba mourned for her husband (2 Sam 11:26-27), and only David was condemned for this act (11:27), so she might have been violated against her will. • The phrase after having her menstrual period (see Lev 15:19-24) is included to show that the child Bathsheba conceived could not possibly have been Uriah’s.”

“sent messengers: Gen 39:7; Job 31:9-11; Psa 50:18 he lay: Psa 51:1 \*title Jam 1:14, Jam 1:15 she was: etc. or, and when she had purified herself, etc. she returned. Pro 30:20 purified: Lev 12:2-5, Lev 15:19-28, Lev 15:29-33, Lev 18:19 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 11:5”