31 Bible Verses about Shutting Doors

Ahaz collected the utensils in God's Temple. He cut them up and closed the doors to Jehovah's Temple. He made altars for himself on every corner in Jerusalem.

They also shut the doors of the temple's entrance hall. They extinguished the lamps, and did not burn incense or sacrifice burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

The man took me back to the outer east gate of the Holy Place, and the gate was shut. Jehovah said to me: This gate will stay shut and will not be opened. No one may enter through it because the Lord Jehovah of Israel entered through it. It must be kept shut.

And I went to the house of Shemaiah, the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined in his house. He said: Let us have a meeting in the house of God, inside the Temple, and let the doors be closed for they will come to kill you. Truly, in the night they will come to kill you.

Jehovah of Hosts continues: Is there one among you who will shut the Temple doors to prevent lighting a useless fire on my altar. I am not pleased with you! I will not accept the offerings you bring me.

The king will think that the Israelites are wandering around in the country and are closed in by the desert.

You have taken my friends far away from me. You made me disgusting to them. I am shut in, and I cannot get out.

Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb?

when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,

And the doors will be shut in the streets. When the sound of the grinding is low he will rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music will be brought low.

The Holy Spirit revealed that the way into the Most Holy Place was not open while the tent was still in use.

The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, just as God had commanded Noah. Then Jehovah shut him in.

Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door behind him.

He called his servant and said: Throw this woman out and lock the door!

The servant forced her to leave. He locked the door behind her. The king's unmarried daughters used to wear long robes with sleeves.

But the two angels reached out and pulled Lot in and bolted the door.

Ehud went outside, closed the doors behind him, locked them.

You and your sons go into the house and shut the door behind you. Pour oil into the jars. Set each one aside as soon as it is full.

Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you. Hide yourselves for a little while until his rage has passed by.

The Spirit entered me and stood me on my feet. He talked to me. He said: Go shut yourself in your home.

Go to your room and close the door. Privately pray to your Father. When your Father sees you he will reward you.

He closed the door and prayed to Jehovah.

It was evening of the first day of the week. The disciples shut the doors where they stayed for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them: May you have Peace.

Eight days later the disciples were inside with the doors shut and Thomas was with them. Jesus came in and stood in the midst, and said: Peace be with you.

We found the prison locked with the guards standing before the doors. When we opened it we did not find a man.

The master of the house will close the door. You stand outside and knock on the door and say: 'Open the door for us, sir!' He will answer: 'I do not know where you come from!'

The ruined city lies desolate. The entrance to every house is barred and none may enter.

the priest will go out to the door of the house and close up the house for seven days.

Whoever goes into the house during the time that he has quarantined it, becomes unclean until evening.

He sent a messenger to get Elisha. Meanwhile Elisha was at home with some elders who were visiting him. Before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders: That murderer is sending someone to kill me! When he gets here, shut the door. Do not let him come in. The king will follow him.

You hear a voice from the house say, 'The door is shut, my children are in bed, do not bother me. I cannot rise and help you.'