"Whenyou builda newhouse,you shall makea parapetfor your roof,so that you will not bringbloodguilton your houseifanyonefallsfrom it.
Now when eveningcameDavidarosefrom his bedand walkedaroundon the roofof the king'shouse,and from the roofhe sawa womanbathing;and the womanwas verybeautifulin appearance.
"Ifa firebreaksout and spreadsto thornbushes,so that stackedgrain orthe standinggrainorthe field[itself] is consumed,he who startedthe fireshall surelymakerestitution.
The oracleconcerning the valleyof vision.Whatis the matter with you now,that you have allgoneup to the housetops?
"The housesof Jerusalemand the housesof the kingsof Judahwill be defiledlike the placeTopheth,because of allthe houseson whoserooftopsthey burnedsacrificesto allthe heavenlyhostand pouredout drinkofferingsto othergods."'"
"When I sayto the wicked,'You will surelydie,'and you do not warnhim or speakout to warnthe wickedfrom his wickedwaythat he may live,that wickedmanshall diein his iniquity,but his bloodI will requireat your hand.
"Again, when a righteousmanturnsawayfrom his righteousnessand commitsiniquity,and I placean obstaclebeforehim, he will die;sinceyou have not warnedhim, he shall diein his sin,and his righteousdeedswhichhe has doneshall not be remembered;but his bloodI will requireat your hand.
"WhatI tellyou in the darkness,speakin the light;and whatyou hear[whispered] in [your] ear,proclaimupon the housetops.
Being unableto getto Him becauseof the crowd,they removedthe roofaboveHim; and when they had dugan opening, they let downthe palleton whichthe paralyticwas lying.
On the next day,as they were on their wayand approachingthe city,Peterwentup on the housetopaboutthe sixthhourto pray.
Thereforelet us not judgeone anotheranymore,but ratherdeterminethis--not to putan obstacleora stumbling blockin a brother'sway.
Giveno offenseeitherto Jewsorto Greeksorto the churchof God;
you shall certainlyletthe mothergo,but the youngyou may takefor yourself, in orderthat it may be wellwith you and that you may prolongyour days.
"You shall not sowyour vineyardwith twokindsof seed, orallthe produceof the seedwhichyou have sownand the increaseof the vineyardwill becomedefiled.
sothat you may approvethe things that are excellent,in orderto be sincereand blamelessuntilthe dayof Christ;
abstainfrom everyformof evil.
When they camedownfrom the highplaceinto the city,[Samuel] spokewith Saulon the roof.
