Thematic Bible: Bed
Thematic Bible
Bed » Made of wood
Look! It is Solomon's portable couch! It is surrounded by sixty warriors, some of Israel's mightiest warriors. All of them are skilled with a sword, well-trained in the art of warfare. Each has his sword at his side, to guard against the terrors of the night. King Solomon made a sedan chair for himself of wood imported from Lebanon.
Bed » Exempt from execution for debt
Bed » Figurative
If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.
Bed » Perfumed
Bed » Made of iron
Only King Og of Bashan was left of the remaining Rephaites. (It is noteworthy that his sarcophagus was made of iron. Does it not, indeed, still remain in Rabbath of the Ammonites? It is thirteen and a half feet long and six feet wide according to standard measure.)
Bed » Made of gold and silver
The furnishings included linen and purple curtains hung by cords of the finest linen and purple wool on silver rings, alabaster columns, gold and silver couches displayed on a floor made of valuable stones of alabaster, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stone.
Bed » Made of ivory
They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, and sprawl out on their couches. They eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the middle of the pen.
Bed » Used at meals
They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, and sprawl out on their couches. They eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the middle of the pen.