2 Samuel 11:2
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.
Cross-references
2 Samuel 16:22 shows Absalom sleeping with David's concubines on the roof — a direct fulfillment of Nathan's prophecy (2 Sam 12:11) and a mirror of David's sin.
Genesis 6:2 describes sons of God seeing beautiful women and taking them—a parallel to David's gaze and action.
1 John 2:16 calls 'desires of the eyes' worldly—David's gaze on Bathsheba exemplifies this.
Matthew 5:28 defines lustful looking as adultery of the heart, directly addressing David's sin.
Proverbs 6:25 warns against lusting after beauty — the very sin David commits here by gazing on Bathsheba.
Job 31:1 records Job's covenant to avoid looking lustfully—a direct contrast to David's failure here.
Genesis 3:6 shows Eve seeing the fruit and desiring it, mirroring David's seeing Bathsheba and lusting.
Genesis 34:2 shows Shechem seeing Dinah and seizing her—a darker parallel to David's seeing and sinning.
Psalm 51:1 is David's penitent prayer for mercy after his sin with Bathsheba — directly linked to the events of 2 Samuel 11.
2 Peter 2:14 describes eyes full of adultery; David's look at Bathsheba exemplifies this unceasing lustful gaze.
James 1:14 explains that lust entices and leads to sin; David's desire for Bathsheba is a textbook example of this process.
Romans 7:7 notes that the law defines coveting as sin; David's coveting of Bathsheba is precisely what the law forbids.
Jeremiah 5:8 describes lustful men neighing for a neighbor's wife, directly paralleling David's covetous gaze at Bathsheba.
Exodus 20:17 forbids coveting a neighbor's wife — David violates this by coveting Bathsheba, Uriah's wife.
Psalm 101:3 records David's vow to avoid evil sights — contrasting with his failure to turn away from Bathsheba on the roof.
In Joshua 7:21, Achan sees a beautiful garment, covets, and takes — mirroring David's sin of seeing, coveting, taking Bathsheba.
Psalm 139:3 says God knows all David's paths — reminding that God saw David on the rooftop, though he thought he was hidden.
Psalm 119:37 prays to turn eyes from worthless things—contrasting David's gaze that led to sin.
Proverbs 23:31 warns against looking at wine's enticing appearance, mirroring David's visual temptation that led to sin.
Proverbs 31:30 declares beauty vain — David's attraction to outward beauty contrasts with this wisdom.
Proverbs 7:8 describes a man walking near a seductress — a warning against the same kind of temptation David yielded to on the roof.
Ezekiel 23:16 depicts Oholibah lusting after depicted men, similar to David's visual lust that sparked adultery.
Ecclesiastes 11:9 encourages joy but with accountability; David's look led to sin and judgment, showing the other side.
Galatians 6:1 instructs restoring a brother caught in sin, the proper response for someone like David after his fall.