Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 11:21

21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a milstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also .

Called also Ierubbaal, Iudg. 9. 1. See the note on 2 Sam. 2. 8.

Which he knew would be acceptable news to the King, and therefore allay his Wrath. This indeed might make the Messenger suspect that David had an hand in Uriah's Death; and possibly Ioab might say so for that very reason, that these matters by degrees being known, David might be hardned in Sin, and so Ioab might have the greater interest in him.

Marginal references: Judg. 9. 53