53 Bible Verses about Beds

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Job 17:13-16

If I wait for the grave as my home, I have made my bed in the darkness; I have said to corruption, You are my father; to the worm, My mother and my sister! And where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?read more.
They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our descent together is in the dust.

Isaiah 57:7

On a lofty and high mountain you have set your bed; even there you went up to offer sacrifice.

Luke 11:7

And he answering from inside may say, Do not trouble me. The door is now shut and my children are in bed with me. I cannot rise and give to you.

2 Samuel 4:5-7

And the sons of Rimmon of Beeroth, Rechab and Baanah, came at the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth. And he was lying on his bed at noon. And they came to the midst of the house, bringing wheat. And they struck him in the belly. And Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. And they came into the house, and he lay in his bed in his bedroom. And they struck him and killed him, and beheaded him and took his head and got away through the plain all night.

Genesis 49:33

And Jacob finished commanding his sons, and he gathered his feet into the bed. And he expired, and was gathered to his people.

Amos 6:4

who lie on beds of ivory, and those sprawling on their couches, and eat lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

Proverbs 7:16

I have decked my bed with coverings, with striped cloths of Egyptian linen.

Psalm 36:4

He plots evil on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not hate evil.

Psalm 149:5

Let the saints be joyful in glory; let them sing aloud on their beds.

Genesis 28:11

And he came on a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took of the stones of that place, and placed them at his head. And he lay down in that place to sleep.

Deuteronomy 3:11

For only Og king of Bashan remained of the rest of the giants. Behold! His bedstead was a bedstead of iron. Is it not in Rabbath of the sons of Ammon? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its width, according to the cubit of a man.

Esther 1:6

White, green, and blue hangings were fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble. The beds were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red and white, and pearl, and black marble.

Exodus 21:18

And if men strive together, and one strikes another with a stone, or with his fist, and he does not die, but keeps his bed;

Leviticus 15:4

Every bed on which he who issues lies is unclean. And everything on which he sits shall be unclean.

Leviticus 15:6

And he that sits on any thing on which he who issues sat shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening.

Proverbs 22:27

If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

Ezekiel 23:17

And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with fornications. And she was defiled with them, and her mind was alienated from them.

Hosea 7:14

And they have not cried to Me with their heart, when they howled on their beds; they gather themselves for grain and wine, and they rebel against Me.

Amos 3:12

So says Jehovah: As the shepherd takes two legs out of the mouth of the lion, or a piece of an ear; so shall the sons of Israel be taken out, those who dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus on a couch.

Mark 6:55

they ran all around that neighborhood, and began to carry on cots those who were sick, wherever they heard He was.

Acts 5:15

So as to carry out the sick into the streets and place them on cots and mattresses, so that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

2 Samuel 17:28

brought beds and basins and earthen vessels, and wheat and barley and flour and roasted grain, and beans and lentils and other roasted food,

2 Kings 4:10

Please, let us make a little room on the wall. And let us set a bed for him there, and a table, and a stool, and a lampstand. And when he comes to us, he shall turn in there.

Isaiah 28:20

For the bed is shorter than one can stretch himself on, and the cover is narrower than one can wrap himself in.

Esther 7:8

And the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine. And Haman had fallen on the bed on which Esther was. And the king said, Will he also force the queen before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

Matthew 9:2

And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Child, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you.

Luke 5:18

And behold, men carrying, on a cot, a man who was paralyzed. And they sought to bring him in and to lay him before Him.

Matthew 9:6

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, then He said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed and go to your house.

Mark 2:9

Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and take up your cot and walk?

Mark 2:11-12

I say to you, Arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house. And immediately he arose and took up his cot and went out before all. So that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, We never saw it this way.

Luke 5:24

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, He said to the paralytic, I say to you, Arise, and take up your cot and go to your house.

John 5:8-12

Jesus says to him, Rise, take up your bed and walk. And immediately the man was made whole and took up his bed and walked. And it was a sabbath on that day. Therefore the Jews said to him who had been healed, It is the sabbath. It is not lawful for you to take up the bed.read more.
He answered them, He who made me whole said to me, Take up your bed and walk. Then they asked him, Who is the man who said to you, Take up your bed and walk?

Acts 9:34

And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you; rise up and spread for yourself! And he arose immediately.

Acts 9:33

And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had lain eight years on a mattress, paralyzed.

2 Samuel 4:7

And they came into the house, and he lay in his bed in his bedroom. And they struck him and killed him, and beheaded him and took his head and got away through the plain all night.

2 Samuel 4:11

Indeed when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed, shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

2 Samuel 11:2

And it happened one evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing. And the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

Proverbs 26:14

As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the lazy man turn upon his bed.

Job 7:13

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint,

Isaiah 57:8

Also behind the door and the post you have set up your image; for you uncovered yourself and went up from Me. You spread your bed and cut a covenant with them; you loved their bed where you looked.

Mark 7:30

And when she had come to her house, she found the demon had gone out, and her daughter lay on the couch.

Luke 17:34

I tell you, in that night there shall be two in one bed, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

Revelation 2:22

Behold, I am throwing her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her into great affliction, unless they repent of their deeds.

Genesis 47:31

And he said, Swear to me. And he swore to him. And Israel bowed on the head of the bed.

Genesis 48:2

And one spoke to Jacob, and said, Behold, your son Joseph comes to you. And Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.

1 Samuel 28:23

But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, forced him, and the woman also. And he listened to their voices and arose from the earth and sat on the bed.

Exodus 8:3

And the river shall bring forth frogs plentifully, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and upon your bed, and into the house of your servants, and upon your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs.

1 Samuel 19:13-16

And Michal took an image and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair at its head, and covered it with a cloth. And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed so that I may kill him.read more.
And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed with a pillow of goats' hair at its head.

Mark 2:4

When they could not come near to Him because of the crowd, they unroofed the roof where He was. And digging through, they let down the cot on which the paralytic was lying.

Luke 5:19

And not finding a way by which they might bring him in through the crowd, going up on the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst, before Jesus.

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Beds » Used for » Reclining on at meals

1 Samuel 28:23-25

But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, forced him, and the woman also. And he listened to their voices and arose from the earth and sat on the bed. And the woman had a fat calf in the house. And she hurried and killed it, and took flour and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread with it. And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants. And they ate, and rose up and went away that night.

Amos 6:4-6

who lie on beds of ivory, and those sprawling on their couches, and eat lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; who chant with the mouth of the harp; they invent instruments of music for themselves, like David; who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best of oils; nor do they grieve for the breaking of Joseph!

Luke 7:36-38

And one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And going into the Pharisee's house, He reclined. And behold, a woman, a sinner in the city, knowing that He reclined in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster vial of ointment. And she stood behind Him, weeping at His feet, and she began to wash His feet with tears and wipe them with the hair of her head. And she ardently kissed His feet and anointed them with the ointment.

Beds » Saints meditate and praise God while on

Psalm 149:5

Let the saints be joyful in glory; let them sing aloud on their beds.

Song of Solomon 3:1

By night on my bed I sought Him whom my soul loved; I sought Him, but I did not find Him.

Beds » Not used in affliction

2 Samuel 13:31

And the king arose and tore his garments, and lay on the earth. And all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

Beds » Supplied with pillows

1 Samuel 26:7

So David and Abishai came to the people by night. And behold, Saul lay sleeping in the tent, and his spear stuck in the ground at his head. But Abner and the people lay around him.

1 Samuel 19:13

And Michal took an image and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair at its head, and covered it with a cloth.

Beds » Often perfumed

Proverbs 7:17

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Ezekiel 23:41

and sat on a stately bed with a table prepared before it, on which you set My incense and My oil.

Beds » Used for » Reclining on by day

2 Samuel 11:2

And it happened one evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing. And the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

2 Samuel 4:5

And the sons of Rimmon of Beeroth, Rechab and Baanah, came at the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth. And he was lying on his bed at noon.

Beds » Antiquity of

Genesis 47:31

And he said, Swear to me. And he swore to him. And Israel bowed on the head of the bed.

Exodus 8:3

And the river shall bring forth frogs plentifully, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and upon your bed, and into the house of your servants, and upon your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs.

Beds » Persons sometimes took to, in grief

1 Kings 21:4

And Ahab came to his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him. For he had said, I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay on his bed and turned away his face, and would not eat food.

Hosea 7:14

And they have not cried to Me with their heart, when they howled on their beds; they gather themselves for grain and wine, and they rebel against Me.

Beds » Made of » Wood

Song of Solomon 3:7-8

Behold his bed, Solomon's! Sixty mighty men are around it, of Israel's mighty men. They all hold swords, instructed in war; each man has his sword on his thigh because of fear in the night.

Beds » The wicked devise mischief while on

Micah 2:1

Woe to those who plot wickedness and prepare evil on their beds! When the morning is light they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Psalm 36:4

He plots evil on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not hate evil.

Beds » Used for » Sleeping on

Job 33:15

In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men; while they slumber on the bed;

Luke 11:7

And he answering from inside may say, Do not trouble me. The door is now shut and my children are in bed with me. I cannot rise and give to you.

Beds » Couches or divans used as

Job 7:13

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint,

Psalm 6:6

I am weary in my groaning; all the night I make my bed swim; I melt my couch with my tears.

Beds » Made of » Iron

Deuteronomy 3:11

For only Og king of Bashan remained of the rest of the giants. Behold! His bedstead was a bedstead of iron. Is it not in Rabbath of the sons of Ammon? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its width, according to the cubit of a man.

Beds » Of the poor covered with their upper garment

Exodus 22:26-27

If you at all take your neighbor's clothing as a pledge, you shall deliver it to him by the time the sun goes down. For that is his covering only, it is his clothing for his skin. In what shall he sleep? And it will be, when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious.

Beds » A small pallet or mattress used as

1 Samuel 19:15

And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed so that I may kill him.

Beds » Subject to ceremonial defilement

Leviticus 15:4

Every bed on which he who issues lies is unclean. And everything on which he sits shall be unclean.

Beds » Of the poor often sold for debt

Proverbs 22:27

If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

Beds » The slothful too fond of

Proverbs 26:14

As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the lazy man turn upon his bed.

Beds » Covered with tapestry and linen

Proverbs 7:16

I have decked my bed with coverings, with striped cloths of Egyptian linen.

Beds » Illustrative » (too short,) of plans which afford no rest or peace

Isaiah 28:20

For the bed is shorter than one can stretch himself on, and the cover is narrower than one can wrap himself in.

Beds » Considered necessary

2 Kings 4:10

Please, let us make a little room on the wall. And let us set a bed for him there, and a table, and a stool, and a lampstand. And when he comes to us, he shall turn in there.

Beds » Illustrative » (made on high,) of carnal security

Isaiah 57:7

On a lofty and high mountain you have set your bed; even there you went up to offer sacrifice.

Beds » Illustrative » Of the grave

Isaiah 57:2

He shall enter into peace; they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

Beds » Illustrative » (made in sickness,) of divine support and comfort

Beds » Made of » Gold and silver

Esther 1:6

White, green, and blue hangings were fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble. The beds were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red and white, and pearl, and black marble.

Beds » Illustrative » (made in darkness,) of extreme misery

Job 17:13

If I wait for the grave as my home, I have made my bed in the darkness;

Beds » Made of » Ivory

Amos 6:4

who lie on beds of ivory, and those sprawling on their couches, and eat lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

Beds » Purification of

Mark 7:4

And coming from the market, they do not eat without immersing, and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the dippings of cups and pots, and of copper vessels, and of tables.

Ivory » Other articles made of » Beds

Amos 6:4

who lie on beds of ivory, and those sprawling on their couches, and eat lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

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