2 Samuel 11:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

Cross References

Genesis 12:11

Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.

Genesis 34:2

And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite who was the chief of that land, saw her, he took her by force and had connection with her.

Genesis 39:6

And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face.

Genesis 6:2

The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves from those who were pleasing to them.

2 Samuel 13:1

Now after this, it came about that Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and David's son Amnon was in love with her.

2 Samuel 14:27

And Absalom was the father of three sons and of one daughter named Tamar, who was very beautiful.

2 Samuel 4:5

And Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, went out and came to the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, when he was resting in the middle of the day. Now the woman who kept the door was cleaning grain, and sleep overcame her.

2 Samuel 4:7

And when they came into the house, Ish-bosheth was stretched on his bed in his bedroom; and they made an attack on him and put him to death, and, cutting off his head, they took it with them and went by the road through the Arabah all night.

Job 31:1

I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?

Psalm 119:37

Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.

Proverbs 19:15

Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

Proverbs 31:30

Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.

Proverbs 6:25

Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.

Proverbs 7:8

Walking in the street near the turn of her road, going on the way to her house,

Jeremiah 19:13

And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which they have made unclean, will be like the place of Topheth, even all the houses on whose roofs perfumes have been burned to all the army of heaven, and drink offerings drained out to other gods.

Matthew 10:27

What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.

Matthew 24:17

Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:

Matthew 5:28

But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.

Acts 10:9

Now the day after, when they were on their journey and were near the town, Peter went up to the top of the house for prayer, about the sixth hour:

Deuteronomy 22:8

If you are building a house, make a railing for the roof, so that the blood of any man falling from it will not come on your house.

Deuteronomy 5:21

Or let your desire be turned to your neighbour's wife, or his house or his field or his man-servant or his woman-servant or his ox or his ass or anything which is your neighbour's.

1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;

1 John 2:16

Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.

1 Samuel 9:25

And when they had come down from the high place into the town, where a bed was made ready for Saul, he went to rest.