2 Samuel 11:2

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.

Arose from

The roof of

He saw

1 John 2:16

Very beautiful

Genesis 39:6

Proverbs 6:25

Proverbs 31:30

General references

Proverbs 7:8

Proverbs 23:31

Bible References

Arose from

And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, go, and come in at the heat of the day unto the house of Ish-Bosheth, and he is lying down -- the lying down of noon;

Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.

A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down.

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, 'So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me!

so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,

And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,

The roof of

'When thou buildest a new house, then thou hast made a parapet to thy roof, and thou dost not put blood on thy house when one falleth from it.

and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, have been -- as the place of Tophet -- defiled, even all the houses on whose roofs they have made perfume to all the host of the heavens, so as to pour out oblations to other gods.'

that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.

And on the morrow, as these are proceeding on the way, and are drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour,

He saw

And the woman seeth that the tree is good for food, and that it is pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make one wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;

and sons of God see the daughters of men that they are fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.

and Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her;

A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what -- do I attend to a virgin?

Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

because all that is in the world -- the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life -- is not of the Father, but of the world,

Very beautiful

and he leaveth all that he hath in the hand of Joseph, and he hath not known anything that he hath, except the bread which he is eating. And Joseph is of a fair form, and of a fair appearance.

Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

The grace is false, and the beauty is vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.

General references

Passing on in the street, near her corner, And the way to her house he doth step,

See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.