David catches sight of Bathsheba bathing. Artist: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. Engraver: Gaber, inscription lower right. Source: Die Bibel in Bildern, Plate 101. Click on image to enlarge it.
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. [2 Samuel 11: 2; King James Bible]
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Bibliography
Die Bibel in Bildern [Picture Bible] von Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. Leipzig: Georg Wigands, 1860. Hathi Digital Trust Library online version of a copy in the Columbia University Library. Web. 25 June 2016.
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