כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה כִּתְב֞וּ אֶת־הָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙ עֲרִירִ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר לֹא־יִצְלַ֣ח בְּיָמָ֑יו כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יִצְלַ֜ח מִזַּרְע֗וֹ אִ֚ישׁ יֹשֵׁב֙ עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א דָוִ֔ד וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל ע֖וֹד בִּיהוּדָֽה׃
永恆者如此說：要將這人記為無子的，是一生不得亨通的人；因為他的後裔中再沒有一人得以亨通，坐在大衛的寶座上，再治理猶大。
Zohar
Thus his sin was an offence against the Holy One alone. And in what did that offence consist? Not in that he commanded Joab to set Uriah in the forefront of the battle so that he might be killed-for David had a right to do that, as Uriah called Joab “my lord Joab” while in the king’s presence, which was disrespectful (lese-majeste’)-but because he did not kill him then, but let him be killed by the sword of the children of Ammon (Ibid. 5, 24);