2 Samuel 11:8
And David says to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet”; and Uriah goes out of the king’s house, and there goes out a gift from the king after him,
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Genesis 18:4please let a little water be accepted, and wash Your feet, and recline under the tree;
Genesis 43:24And the man brings in the men into Joseph’s house, and gives water, and they wash their feet; and he gives provender for their donkeys,
Psalms 12:2They each speak vanity with his neighbor, || Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.
Psalms 55:21His mouth has been sweeter than honey, || And his heart [is] war! His words have been softer than oil, || And they [are] drawn [swords].
Luke 7:44And having turned to the woman, He said to Simon, “See this woman? I entered into your house; you did not give water for My feet, but this woman wet My feet with tears, and wiped with the hairs of her head;
Hebrews 4:13and there is not a created thing hidden before Him, but all things [are] naked and open to His eyes—with whom is our reckoning.
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 →