2 Samuel 11:8
And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and let your feet be washed. And Uriah went away from the king's house, and an offering from the king was sent after him.
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Genesis 18:4Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree:
Genesis 43:24\43:25\And they got ready the things for Joseph before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that they were to have a meal there.
Psalms 12:2\12:1\Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.
Psalms 55:21\55:20\He has put out his hand against those who were at peace with him; he has not kept his agreement.
Luke 7:44And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair.
Hebrews 4:13And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 11:7-14
David's Contrivance to Hide His Crime; David's Contrivance Defeated. ( b. c. 1037.) 6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. 7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. 8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with… Read the whole commentary →