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Jos 7:21 — When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they [are] hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

I saw		Gen 3:6; Gen 6:2; 2Sa 11:2; Job 31:1; Psa 119:37; Pro 23:31; Pro 28:22; Mat 5:28,29; 1Jo 2:15,16
Babylonish garment		"Addereth shinār, ""a splendid or costly robe of Shinar,"" the plain in which Babylon stood. Bochart and Calmet have shewn at large, that Babylonish robes were very splendid, and in high reputation. Calmet says, they are generally allowed to have been of various colours, though some suppose they were woven thus; others, that they were embroidered with the needle; and others, that they were painted. Silius Italicus seems to think they were woven. Martial supposes them to have been embroidered with the needle; and Pliny and Apuleius speak of them as painted. Gen 10:10; *marg:"
wedge		Heb. tongue.
I coveted		Exd 20:17; Deu 7:25; 1Ki 21:1,2; 2Ki 5:20-27; Hab 2:9; Luk 12:15; Rom 7:7,8; Eph 5:3; Col 3:5; 1Ti 6:9,10; Hbr 13:5; 2Pe 2:15
took them		Pro 4:23; Mic 2:1,2; Jam 1:15
they are hid		2Sa 11:6-17; 2Ki 5:24,25; Isa 28:15; Isa 29:15; Luk 12:2

Correlating Passages

I saw

	Gen 3:6	And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
	Gen 6:2	That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
	2Sa 11:2	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.
	Job 31:1	I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
	Psa 119:37	Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; [and] quicken thou me in thy way.
	Pro 23:31	Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.
	Pro 28:22	He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
	Mat 5:28	But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
	Mat 5:29	And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell.
	1Jo 2:15	Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
	1Jo 2:16	For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Babylonish garment

Gen 10:10

And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

I coveted

	Exd 20:17	Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.
	Deu 7:25	The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold [that is] on them, nor take [it] unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it [is] an abomination to the LORD thy God.
	1Ki 21:1	And it came to pass after these things, [that] Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which [was] in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
	1Ki 21:2	And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it [is] near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; [or], if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
	2Ki 5:20	But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, [as] the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
	2Ki 5:21	So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw [him] running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, [Is] all well?
	2Ki 5:22	And he said, All [is] well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
	2Ki 5:23	And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid [them] upon two of his servants; and they bare [them] before him.
	2Ki 5:24	And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
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	Hab 2:9	Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
	Luk 12:15	And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
	Rom 7:7	What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
	Rom 7:8	But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin [was] dead.
	Eph 5:3	But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
	Col 3:5	Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
	1Ti 6:9	But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
	1Ti 6:10	For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
	Hbr 13:5	[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
	2Pe 2:15	Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

took them

	Pro 4:23	Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
	Mic 2:1	Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
	Mic 2:2	And they covet fields, and take [them] by violence; and houses, and take [them] away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
	Jam 1:15	Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

they are hid

	2Sa 11:6	And David sent to Joab, [saying], Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
	2Sa 11:7	And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded [of him] how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
	2Sa 11:8	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.
	2Sa 11:9	But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
	2Sa 11:10	And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from [thy] journey? why [then] didst thou not go down unto thine house?
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	2Ki 5:24	And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
	2Ki 5:25	But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence [comest thou], Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
	Isa 28:15	Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
	Isa 29:15	Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
	Luk 12:2	For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

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