ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Sam 12:9
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2 Sam 12:9

12:9 evil in his sight. This same idiom appears in 11:25, 27.

You have struck down Uriah. Because David causes Uriah to die in battle, he is as guilty as if he had murdered him with his own hand.