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2 Samuel 11:2

David
TemptationSinSelf-control

1 In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.

3 So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”

4 Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.

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BSB
One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
KJV
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.
WEB
At evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look at.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And it came to pass at evening time that David arose from off his couch, 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;
BLB
And it came to pass at the time of the evening, that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the house of the king. And he saw from the roof a woman bathing, and the woman [was] very beautiful of appearance.
ÅB
Så hendte det en kveld at David sto opp fra sitt leie og gikk omkring på kongehusets tak; da fikk han fra taket se en kvinne som badet seg; og kvinnen var meget fager av utseende.
OTB
En kveld sto David opp fra sin seng og spaserte på taket av kongens hus. Derfra så han en kvinne som badet, og hun var meget vakker.
B1930
Så hendte det en aften at David stod op fra sitt leie og gikk omkring på kongehusets tak; da fikk han fra taket se en kvinne som badet sig; og kvinnen var meget fager av utseende.

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  • Matthew 5:28

    But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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  • Psalms 119:37

    Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.

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  • 1 John 2:16

    For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

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  • Acts 10:9

    The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

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  • Job 31:1

    “I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

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  • Proverbs 6:25

    Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

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  • Genesis 3:6

    When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

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  • Proverbs 31:30

    Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

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