2 Samuel 11:2 - Easy To Read Version

² In the evening, he got up from his bed. He walked around on the roof of the king’s house. While David was on the roof, he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² One evening David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, when from there he saw a woman bathing; and she was very lovely to behold.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And it came to pass at eventide, 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 bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

Common English Bible

² One evening, David got up from his couch and was pacing back and forth on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² While these things were taking place, David happened to arise from his bed after midday, and he walked upon the terrace of the king's house. And he saw, across from his terrace, a woman washing herself. And the woman was very beautiful.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² In the mean time it happened that David arose from his bed after noon, and walked upon the roof of the king's house. And he saw from the roof of his house a woman washing herself, over against him: and the woman was very beautiful.

2 Samuel 11:2 Cross References

Genesis 12:11

Abram saw how beautiful his wife Sarai was. So just before they arrived in Egypt, Abram told Sarai, “I know that you are a very beautiful woman.

Genesis 3:6

The woman saw the tree was beautiful. She saw the fruit was good to eat. And it was exciting that the tree would make her wise. So the woman took fruit from the tree and ate it. Her husband was there with her, so she gave some of the fruit to him and he ate it.

Genesis 34:2

Hamor was the king of that land. His son Shechem saw Dinah. Shechem kidnapped her and raped her.

Genesis 39:6

So Potiphar allowed Joseph to take responsibility for everything in the house. Potiphar worried about nothing, only the food he ate.

2 Samuel 13:1

David had a son named Absalom. Absalom’s sister was named Tamar. Tamar was very beautiful. Another one of David’s sons, Amnon, [71]

2 Samuel 14:27

Absalom had three sons and one daughter. This daughter’s name was Tamar. Tamar was a beautiful woman.

2 Samuel 4:5

Recab and Baanah, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, went to Ish Bosheth’s house at noon. Ish Bosheth was resting because it was hot.

Job 31:1

“I made an agreement with my eyes\par not to look at a girl in a way\par that would make me want her.\par

Psalm 119:37

Lord, don’t let me look at worthless things.\par Help me live your way.\par

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings sleepiness. Trying to hide \{a problem\} brings more problems. {\cf2\super [27]}

Proverbs 31:30

Grace and beauty can fool you.\par But a woman who respects the Lord\par should be praised.\par

Proverbs 6:25

That woman might be beautiful. But don’t let that beauty burn inside you and tempt you. Don’t let her eyes capture you.

Proverbs 7:8

He walked through the market place toward that bad woman’s corner and walked straight to her house.

Jeremiah 19:13

‘The houses in Jerusalem will become as “dirty” as this place, Topheth. The kings’ palaces {\cf2\super [161]} will be ruined like this place, Topheth. Why? Because the people worshiped false gods on the roofs of those houses. {\cf2\super [162]} They worshiped the stars and burned sacrifices to honor them. They gave drink offerings to false gods.’”

Matthew 10:27

I tell you these things in the dark (secretly). But I want you to tell these things in the light. I speak these things quietly and only to you. But you should tell these things freely to all people.

Matthew 24:17

People should run away without wasting the time to stop for anything. If a person is on the roof of his house, he must not go down to get things out of his house.

Matthew 5:28

But I tell you that if a person looks at a woman and wants to sin sexually with her, then that person has already done that sin with the woman in his mind.

Acts 10:9

The next day these men came near Joppa. At that time, Peter was going up to the roof to pray. It was about noon.

Deuteronomy 22:8

“When you build a new house, you must build a wall around your roof. [131] Then you will not be guilty for the death of a person that falls from the house.

Deuteronomy 5:21

“You must not want another man’s wife. You must not want his house, his fields, his men and women servants, his cows or his donkeys. You must not want to take anything that belongs to another person!”

1 Peter 4:7

The time is near when all things will end. So keep your minds clear, and control yourselves. This will help you to pray.

1 John 2:16

These are the \{evil\} things in the world:

1 Samuel 9:25

{After they finished eating}, they came down from the place for worship [103] and went back to town. Samuel made a bed for Saul on the roof, [104] and Saul went to sleep.