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

Bible References

Arose from

Matthew 26:40
Then He came back to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, "Could you not then watch with me a single hour?
1 Thessalonians 5:6
So let us stop sleeping as others do, but let us stay awake and keep sober.
1 Peter 4:7
But the end of everything on earth is near. So be serious and sober minded, that you may give yourselves to prayer.

The roof of

Matthew 10:27
What I speak to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ears, you must proclaim from housetops.
Acts 10:9
The next day, while those men were traveling on and not far from the town, Peter went up on the housetop about noon to pray.

He saw

Matthew 5:28
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman so as to have an evil desire for her at once has already committed adultery with her in his heart,
1 John 2:16
because everything that is in the world, the things that our lower nature and eyes are longing for, and the proud pretensions of life, do not come from the Father, but from the world;