Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
The roof of
Very beautiful
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Bible References
Arose from
2 Samuel 4:5
And the sons of Rimmon, the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the negligent soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 24:33
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Matthew 26:40
And he came unto the disciples and found them asleep and said unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
1 Thessalonians 5:6
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand; be ye, therefore, temperate and watch unto prayer.
The roof of
Deuteronomy 22:8
When thou shall build a new house, then thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof that thou not bring blood upon thine house if anyone should fall from there.
Jeremiah 19:13
And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be as the place of Tophet, defiled, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of the heaven and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
Matthew 10:27
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light, and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye from the housetops.
Acts 10:9
On the morrow, as they went on their journey and drew near unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour;
He saw
Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was desirable to the eyes, and a tree of covetousness to understand, she took of its fruit and ate and gave also unto her husband with her; and he ate.
Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair, and they took for themselves wives of all whom they chose.
Genesis 34:2
And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her and defiled her.
Job 31:1
I made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I look upon a maid?
Psalm 119:37
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and cause me to live in thy way.
Matthew 5:28
but I say unto you, That whosoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Very beautiful
Genesis 39:6
And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and with him knew of nothing more than of the bread which he ate. And Joseph was handsome and well favoured.
Proverbs 6:25
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eyes.
Proverbs 31:30
Schin Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but the woman that fears the LORD shall be praised.
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Proverbs 7:8
passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Proverbs 23:31
Do not look upon the wine when it is red, when it gives its colour in the cup, it goes down smoothly.