Deuteronomy 22:8
King James Version
8 When thou buildest a new house,
then thou shalt make a battlement* for thy roof,
that thou bring not blood upon thine house,
if any man fall from thence.
What about roofs?
What does the Bible say about it?
Here's where SPIRIT led me:
Judges 16:26-31
King James Version
26 And Samson said unto the lad
that held him by the hand,
Suffer me that I may feel the pillars
whereupon the house standeth,
that I may lean upon them.
27 Now the house was full of men and women;
and all the lords of the Philistines were there;
and there were upon the roof
about three thousand men and women,
that beheld while Samson made sport.
28 And Samson called unto the Lord, and said,
O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee,
and strengthen me, I pray thee,
only this once, O God,
that I may be at once avenged
of the Philistines for my two eyes.
29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars
upon which the house stood,
and on which it was borne up,
of the one with his right hand,
and of the other with his left.
30 And Samson said,
Let me die with the Philistines.
And he bowed himself with all his might;
and the house fell upon the lords,
and upon all the people that were therein.
So the dead which he slew at his death
were more than they which he slew in his life.
31 Then his brethren
and all the house of his father came down,
and took him, and brought him up,
and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol
in the buryingplace of Manoah his father.
And he judged Israel twenty years.
Nehemiah 8:13-17
King James Version
13 And on the second day were gathered together
the chief of the fathers of all the people,
the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe,
even to understand the words of the law.
14 And they found written in the law
which the Lord had commanded by Moses,
that the children of Israel should dwell in booths
in the feast of the seventh month:
15 And that they should publish
and proclaim in all their cities,
and in Jerusalem, saying,
Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches,
and pine branches, and myrtle branches,
and palm branches, and branches of thick trees,
to make booths, as it is written.
16 So the people went forth, and brought them,
and made themselves booths,
every one upon the roof of his house,
and in their courts,
and in the courts of the house of God,
and in the street of the water gate,
and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
17 And all the congregation of them
that were come again out of the captivity
made booths,
and sat under the booths:
for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun
unto that day had not the children of Israel done so.
And there was very great gladness.
Ezekiel 40:13
King James Version
13 He measured then the gate
from the roof of one little chamber
to the roof of another:
the breadth was five and twenty cubits,
door against door.
Mark 2:3-13
King James Version
3 And they come unto him,
bringing one sick of the palsy,
which was borne of four.
4 And when they could not come nigh unto him
for the press,
they uncovered the roof where he was:
and when they had broken it up,
they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith,
he said unto the sick of the palsy,
Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
6 But there was certain of the scribes sitting there,
and reasoning in their hearts,
7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies?
who can forgive sins but God only?
8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit
that they so reasoned within themselves,
he said unto them,
Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy,
Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say,
Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
10 But that ye may know that the Son of man
hath power on earth to forgive sins,
(he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
11 I say unto thee,
Arise, and take up thy bed,
and go thy way into thine house.
12 And immediately he arose,
took up the bed, and went forth before them all;
insomuch that they were all amazed,
and glorified God, saying,
We never saw it on this fashion.
13 And he went forth again by the sea side;
and all the multitude resorted unto him,
and he taught them.
Luke 7:1-10
King James Version
7 Now when he had ended all his sayings
in the audience of the people,
he entered into Capernaum.
2 And a certain centurion's servant,
who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
3 And when he heard of Jesus,
he sent unto him the elders of the Jews,
beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
4 And when they came to Jesus,
they besought him instantly, saying,
That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
6 Then Jesus went with them.
And when he was now not far from the house,
the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him,
Lord, trouble not thyself:
for I am not worthy
that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy
to come unto thee: but say in a word,
and my servant shall be healed.
8 For I also am a man set under authority,
having under me soldiers, and I say unto one,
Go, and he goeth;
and to another, Come, and he cometh;
and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
9 When Jesus heard these things,
he marvelled at him,
and turned him about,
and said unto the people that followed him,
I say unto you,
I have not found so great faith,
no, not in Israel.
10 And they that were sent,
returning to the house,
found the servant whole
that had been sick.
*battlement: railing, parapet, low wall, guardrail, short wall
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