'Spend the Night' in the Bible

and said, "Look, my lords! Please come inside your servant's house, wash your feet, and spend the night. Then you can get up early and be on your way." But they responded, "No, we would rather spend the night in the town square."

He asked her, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"

And yes," she continued, "we have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place to spend the night."

The man got up, intending to leave, but his father-in-law urged him to spend the night there again.

When the man got up to leave with his mistress and servant, his father-in-law, the young woman's father, told him, "Look now, evening is coming, so please spend another night. See how the daylight is fading, so spend the night here and enjoy yourself. Then tomorrow get up early and leave on your journey home."

Because the man was unwilling to spend the night, he got up, left, and arrived opposite Jebus (now known as Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys, along with his mistress.

As they approached Jebus, the daylight was almost gone, so the servant suggested to his master, "Come on, let's spend the night in this Jebusite city."

He also told his servant, "Come on, let's go to one of these places and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."

They turned aside there, intending to enter Gibeah and spend the night.

The old man replied, "Don't be alarmed. I'll take care of all your needs. Just don't spend the night in the public square."

So the descendant of Levi, the husband of the murdered woman, spoke up and replied, "I came to spend the night at Gibeah, which is part of Benjamin, along with my mistress.

Now Ahithophel's advice that he provided at that time was being compared to one who inquired of God, so highly regarded was Ahithophel's counsel by both David and Absalom.

They spend the night naked, without clothing, with no covering against the cold.

Come, my beloved. Let us go out to the country, let us spend the night in the villages.

who sit among graves, and spend the night in secret places; who eat pigs' meat, with the broth of detestable things in their pots;

Then the king retired to his palace to spend the night fasting. He enjoyed no entertainment, and he couldn't sleep.

Now during the day Jesus would teach in the Temple, but when evening came he would go out and spend the night on what is called the Mount of Olives.