2 Samuel 16:22

So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Cross-reference

2 Samuel 11:2 shows David's secret sin from the roof; here on the same roof, Absalom's public sin reverses that secrecy.

2 Samuel 12:11 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Samuel 12:11 prophesied David's wives would be taken by his neighbor publicly; Absalom's act fulfills that prophecy.

2 Samuel 12:12 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Samuel 12:12 declared David's secret sin would be punished publicly; here the act on the roof brings that shame.

2 Samuel 15:16 Historical context

In 2 Samuel 15:16, David leaves ten concubines behind — the very ones Absalom later took publicly, fulfilling the narrative setup.

2 Samuel 20:3 Historical context

In 2 Samuel 20:3, David sequesters the defiled concubines for life — showing the tragic consequence of Absalom's public act.

2 Samuel 3:7 records Abner sleeping with Saul's concubine — a similar act of claiming a king's harem to assert power.

Genesis 35:22 records Reuben sleeping with his father's concubine — a direct earlier parallel to Absalom's similar act.

Leviticus 18:8 explicitly forbids uncovering a father's nakedness — the very sin Absalom commits here.

Deuteronomy 27:20 pronounces a curse on anyone who lies with his father's wife, directly applying to Absalom's act.

1 Kings 2:21 shows Adonijah requesting Abishag, David's concubine, as a political move — paralleling Absalom's claim.

Ezekiel 22:10 condemns uncovering fathers' nakedness — the same sin of sleeping with a father's wife, now judged.

1 Corinthians 5:1 condemns a man having his father's wife — a direct NT parallel to Absalom's sin.