98 Bible Verses about Gates

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Deuteronomy 3:5

All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides a good many unwalled towns.

Joshua 2:5

And it happened when it was dark, at the time of shutting the gate, the men went out. Where the men went I do not know. Go after them quickly, for you shall overtake them.

1 Samuel 23:7

And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hands, for he is shut in by entering into a town that has gates and bars.

2 Chronicles 8:5

And he built Beth-horon the upper and Beth-horon the lower, fenced cities with walls, gates, and bars.

2 Chronicles 14:7

And he said to Judah, Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates and bars, while the land is still before us. Because we have sought Jehovah our God, we have sought, and He has given us rest on every side. And they built and were blessed.

Psalm 107:16

For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.

Psalm 147:13

For He has made the bars of your gates strong; He has blessed your sons within you.

Isaiah 22:7

And it happened, your choicest valleys were full of chariots; and the horsemen surely set in order at the gate.

Isaiah 45:1-2

So says Jehovah to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have made strong in order to humble nations before him. And I will loosen the loins of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut. I will go before you, and make hills level. I will break in pieces the bronze gates, and cut the iron bars in two.

Jeremiah 51:30

The mighty men of Babylon have stopped fighting; they have remained in strongholds; their might has failed. They became like women; they have burned her houses; her bars are broken.

Hosea 11:6

And the sword shall remain on his cities, and shall destroy his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

Luke 7:12

And drawing near the gate of the city, even behold, one having died was being carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a considerable crowd of the city was with her.

Acts 12:10

When they were past the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out and passed on through one street. And immediately the angel departed from him.

Revelation 21:25

And its gates may not be shut at all by day, for there shall be no night there.

Nehemiah 2:13-15

And I went out by night by the Valley Gate, even before the Jackal Fountain, and to the Dung Gate, and looked at the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down, and its gates which were burned with fire. And I went on to the Fountain Gate, and to the King's Pool. But there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass. And I went up in the night by the brook and looked at the wall, and turned back, and entered by the Valley Gate, and returned.

2 Kings 14:13

And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and he came to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.

2 Chronicles 25:23

And Jehoash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.

Nehemiah 1:3

And they said to me, The remnant left of the captivity there in the province is in great affliction and shame. And the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.

Nehemiah 2:3

And I said to the king, Let the king live forever. Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?

Nehemiah 3:1

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They sanctified it and set up its doors, even to the Tower of Meah they sanctified it, to the Tower of Hananeel.

John 5:2

Now there is a pool at the Sheep Gate at Jerusalem, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.

Nehemiah 3:3

But the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate, who laid its beams and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.

Nehemiah 3:26

And the temple-slaves who lived in Ophel repaired across from the Water Gate toward the east, and the tower that sticks out.

Nehemiah 3:28-29

The priests repaired from above the Horse Gate, every one across from his house. After them Zadok the son of Immer repaired across from his house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, repaired.

Nehemiah 6:1

And it happened, when Sanballat, and Tobiah and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no break left in it (though at that time I had not set the doors on the gates),

Nehemiah 7:3

And I said to them, Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they stand by, let them shut and bar the doors. And set guards from the people of Jerusalem, each one in his watch, and each one to be across from his house.

Nehemiah 11:19

And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept the gates, were a hundred and seventy-two.

Nehemiah 12:39

and from above the Gate of Ephraim, and above the Old Gate, and above the Fish Gate, and the Tower of Hananeel, and the Tower of Meah, even to the Sheep Gate. And they stood still in the Prison Gate.

Psalm 122:2

Our feet shall stand within your gates, O Jerusalem.

Isaiah 60:11

Therefore your gates will always be open; they will not be shut day nor night, to bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their kings may be led.

Jeremiah 1:15

For, behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says Jehovah. And they shall come, and they shall each one set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its wall all around, and against all the cities of Judah.

Acts 3:2

And a certain man, who was lame from his mother's womb, was being carried. And they laid him daily at that temple gate which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered into the temple.

2 Chronicles 23:19

And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of Jehovah, so that the unclean in any way could not go in.

2 Chronicles 24:8

And the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 31:2

And Hezekiah set the courses of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 20:2

then Pashur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of Jehovah.

Ezekiel 44:11

Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, overseers at the gates of the house and ministering to the house. They shall kill the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.

Acts 3:10

And they recognized him, that it was him who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

Joshua 6:26

And Joshua charged them at that time, saying, Cursed before Jehovah is the man who rises up and builds this city of Jericho. He shall lay the foundation of it in his first-born, and in his youngest son he shall set up the gates of it.

Genesis 28:17

And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! This is nothing but the house of God, and this is the gate of Heaven!

1 Samuel 17:52

And the men of Israel rose up and shouted, and Judah pursued the Philistines until you come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and to Ekron.

1 Kings 16:34

In his days Hiel the man of Bethel built Jericho. He laid the foundation of it in Abiram his first-born, and set up the gates of it in his youngest son Segub, according to the Word of Jehovah which He spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.

John 10:1-3

Truly, truly, I say to you, He who does not enter into the sheepfold by the door, but going up by another way, that one is a thief and a robber. But he who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The doorkeeper opens to him, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

Acts 10:17

And while Peter doubted within himself what the vision which he had seen might be, even behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius had asked for Simon's house and stood on the porch.

2 Kings 23:8

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba. And he broke down the high places of the gates which were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.

Psalm 9:14

so that I may declare all Your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion; I will rejoice in Your salvation.

Psalm 118:19-20

Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go into them, and I will praise Jehovah. This is the gate of Jehovah into which the righteous shall enter.

Ezekiel 46:2

And the ruler shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate outside, and shall stand by the gatepost. And the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate. And he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

Acts 14:13

And the priest of Jupiter, being before their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, wishing to sacrifice with the crowds.

Genesis 23:10-11

And Ephron lived among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and the cave that is in it I give to you. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.

Ruth 4:1

And Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. And he said, Such a one! Turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down.

2 Kings 7:1

And Elisha said, Hear the Word of Jehovah! So says Jehovah, Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

Nehemiah 13:19-22

And it happened when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I set some of my servants at the gates, so that there should be no burden brought in on the Sabbath day. And the merchants and sellers of all kinds of goods stayed the night outside Jerusalem once or twice. And I testified against them, and said to them, Why do you stay around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time on they did not come on the Sabbath.read more.
And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy.

Genesis 34:19-20

And the young man did not hesitate to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was more honorable than all the house of his father. And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

Deuteronomy 21:19

then his father and his mother shall lay hold on him and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place.

Deuteronomy 22:13-19

If any man takes a wife and goes in to her, and hates her, and makes shameful charges against her, and brings up an evil name on her, and says, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I did not find in her the tokens of virginity, then shall the father of the girl, and her mother, take and bring tokens of the girl's virginity to the elders of the city in the gate.read more.
And the girl's father shall say to the elders, I gave my daughter to this man to wife, and he hates her. And, lo, he has made shameful charges against her, saying, I have not found in your daughter the tokens of virginity. And yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. And the elders of that city shall take that man and punish him. And they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver, and give them to the father of the girl, because he has brought an evil name on a virgin of Israel. And she shall be his wife. He may not put her away all his days.

Deuteronomy 25:7-10

And if the man does not want to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate to the elders and say, My husband's brother refuses to raise up a name in Israel to his brother. He will not perform my levirate. Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him. And if he stands and says, I do not desire to take her, then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of his elders, and take off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done to that man who will not build up his brother's house.read more.
And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him who has his shoe taken off.

Joshua 20:4

And he shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city. And they shall take him into the city to themselves and make him a place, and he shall live with them.

2 Samuel 15:2

And Absalom rose up early and stood beside the way of the gate. And it was so, if any man had a suit to come before the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him and said, What city are you from? And he said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

1 Kings 22:10

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah each sat on his throne, having put on their robes, in a floor in the entrance of the gate of Samaria. And all the prophets prophesied before them.

Deuteronomy 17:5

then you shall bring forth that man or that woman who has committed that evil thing, to your gates, even that man or that woman, and shall stone them with stones until they die.

Deuteronomy 22:23-24

If a girl who is a virgin is engaged to a husband, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her, then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them with stones that they die; the girl because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he has humbled his neighbor's wife. So you shall put away evil from among you.

Joshua 8:29

And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening. And as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his body down from the tree and throw it down at the entrance to the gate of the city, and raise on it a great heap of stones, to this day.

2 Kings 7:3

And four men, lepers, were at the gate entrance. And they said to one another, Why do we sit here until we die?

Ezekiel 21:15

so that their heart may melt, and many stumble at all their gates. I have given the threatening sword. Ah! It is made like lightning; it is wrapped for a slaughter.

Luke 16:20

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores

Revelation 22:14-15

Blessed are they who do His commandments, that their authority will be over the Tree of Life, and they may enter in by the gates into the city. But outside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and makes a lie.

Proverbs 1:20-21

Wisdom cries outside; she utters her voice in the streets; she cries in the chief place of gathering, in the openings of the gates; in the city she utters her words, saying,

Proverbs 8:1-3

Does not wisdom call? And does not understanding put forth her voice? She stands in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the path. She cries in the gates, before the entrance of the city, at the doors.

Psalm 24:7-10

Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? Jehovah strong and mighty, Jehovah mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O gates; even lift up, O everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.read more.
Who is this King of glory? Jehovah of Hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah.

Isaiah 38:10

I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave; I have numbered the rest of my years.

Job 17:16

They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our descent together is in the dust.

Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been opened to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

Psalm 9:13

Have mercy on me, O Jehovah; see my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

Psalm 107:18

Their soul hates all kinds of food; and they draw near the gates of death.

Matthew 7:13-14

Go in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many there are who go in through it. Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

John 10:7-10

Then Jesus said to them again, Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters in by Me, he shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture.read more.
The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Ezekiel 48:30-34

And these are the exits of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures. And the gates of the city shall be by the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward, one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi. And at the east side four thousand and five hundred, and three gates: and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.read more.
And the south side, four thousand and five hundred measures, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. The west side, four thousand and five hundred, their gates three: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.

Revelation 21:12-15

And it had a great and high wall, with twelve gates. And on the gates were twelve angels, and having names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel: From the east three gates, from the north three gates, from the south three gates, and from the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.read more.
And he who talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city and its gates and its wall.

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Brass » Articles made of » Gates

Psalm 107:16

For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.

Isaiah 45:2

I will go before you, and make hills level. I will break in pieces the bronze gates, and cut the iron bars in two.

Brass » Made into » Gates

Psalm 107:16

For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.

Isaiah 45:2

I will go before you, and make hills level. I will break in pieces the bronze gates, and cut the iron bars in two.

Gates » Of jerusalem

2 Chronicles 25:23

And Jehoash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.

2 Kings 14:13

And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and he came to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.

Nehemiah 12:39

and from above the Gate of Ephraim, and above the Old Gate, and above the Fish Gate, and the Tower of Hananeel, and the Tower of Meah, even to the Sheep Gate. And they stood still in the Prison Gate.

Nehemiah 3:13

Hanun, and the people of Zanoah, repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and a thousand cubits on the wall to the Dung Gate.

Nehemiah 3:26

And the temple-slaves who lived in Ophel repaired across from the Water Gate toward the east, and the tower that sticks out.

Gates » Holding courts of justice

Deuteronomy 21:19

then his father and his mother shall lay hold on him and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place.

Deuteronomy 16:18

You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates which Jehovah your God gives you, tribe by tribe. And they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Joshua 20:4

And he shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city. And they shall take him into the city to themselves and make him a place, and he shall live with them.

Deuteronomy 22:15

then shall the father of the girl, and her mother, take and bring tokens of the girl's virginity to the elders of the city in the gate.

Ruth 4:1

And Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. And he said, Such a one! Turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down.

Gates » Of the temple

Acts 3:2

And a certain man, who was lame from his mother's womb, was being carried. And they laid him daily at that temple gate which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered into the temple.

Ezekiel 46:1

So says the Lord Jehovah: The gate of the inner court that faces eastward shall be shut the six working days. But on the Sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

2 Kings 15:35

Only, the high places were not removed. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the Upper Gate of the house of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 26:10

When the rulers of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house to the house of Jehovah, and sat down in the entrance of the New Gate of Jehovah's house.

Gates » Of cities » Courts of justice held at

Proverbs 22:22-23

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor; nor press down the afflicted in the gate; for Jehovah will plead their cause, and strip the soul of those who plunder them.

Deuteronomy 16:18

You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates which Jehovah your God gives you, tribe by tribe. And they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

2 Samuel 15:2

And Absalom rose up early and stood beside the way of the gate. And it was so, if any man had a suit to come before the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him and said, What city are you from? And he said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

Gates » The open square of, a place for idlers

Genesis 19:1

And there came two angels to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. And Lot rose up to meet them when he saw them. And he bowed himself with his face toward the ground,

1 Samuel 4:18

And it happened when he spoke of the ark of God, he fell backward off the seat, by the side of the gate. And his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Proverbs 1:21

she cries in the chief place of gathering, in the openings of the gates; in the city she utters her words, saying,

Jeremiah 17:19-20

So Jehovah said to me: Go and stand in the gates of the sons of the people, by which the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem. And say to them, Hear the Word of Jehovah, kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the people of Jerusalem who enter in by these gates!

Gates » Figurative » Of salvation

Isaiah 26:2

Open the gates, and the righteous nation shall enter in, keeping faithfulness.

Psalm 24:7

Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Matthew 7:13

Go in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many there are who go in through it.

Genesis 28:17

And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! This is nothing but the house of God, and this is the gate of Heaven!

Psalm 118:19-20

Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go into them, and I will praise Jehovah. This is the gate of Jehovah into which the righteous shall enter.

Gates » Of cities

2 Chronicles 8:5

And he built Beth-horon the upper and Beth-horon the lower, fenced cities with walls, gates, and bars.

Deuteronomy 3:5

All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides a good many unwalled towns.

Joshua 6:26

And Joshua charged them at that time, saying, Cursed before Jehovah is the man who rises up and builds this city of Jericho. He shall lay the foundation of it in his first-born, and in his youngest son he shall set up the gates of it.

1 Samuel 23:7

And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hands, for he is shut in by entering into a town that has gates and bars.

2 Samuel 18:24

And David sat between the two gates. And the watchman went up to the roof over the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes and looked. And behold, a man ran alone.

Gates » Punishment of criminals outside of

Jeremiah 20:2

then Pashur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of Jehovah.

Acts 7:58

And throwing him outside the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid their clothes down at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Deuteronomy 17:5

then you shall bring forth that man or that woman who has committed that evil thing, to your gates, even that man or that woman, and shall stone them with stones until they die.

Gates » Criminals generally punished without

John 19:17

And bearing His cross, He went out to a place called, The Place of a Skull (which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha)

Leviticus 24:23

And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel that they should bring the despiser outside the camp, and stone him with stones. And the sons of Israel did as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Gates » Of cities » Chief points of attack in war

Judges 5:8

They chose new gods; then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

Isaiah 22:7

And it happened, your choicest valleys were full of chariots; and the horsemen surely set in order at the gate.

Ezekiel 21:15

so that their heart may melt, and many stumble at all their gates. I have given the threatening sword. Ah! It is made like lightning; it is wrapped for a slaughter.

Gates » Place for public concourse

Proverbs 1:21

she cries in the chief place of gathering, in the openings of the gates; in the city she utters her words, saying,

Genesis 23:10

And Ephron lived among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Proverbs 8:3

She cries in the gates, before the entrance of the city, at the doors.

Jeremiah 14:2

Judah mourns, and its gates droop. They are black to the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

Jeremiah 22:2

And say, Hear the Word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you and your servants, and your people who enter in by these gates.

Gates » Of the temple » Levites the porters of

2 Chronicles 8:14

And according to the order of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for so David the man of God had commanded.

2 Chronicles 23:4

This is the thing that you shall do. A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be keepers of the doors.

Gates » Thrones of kings at

Jeremiah 38:7

And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, of the eunuchs in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the pit (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),

1 Kings 22:10

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah each sat on his throne, having put on their robes, in a floor in the entrance of the gate of Samaria. And all the prophets prophesied before them.

2 Chronicles 18:9

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat each of them on his throne, clothed in robes. And they sat in a grain floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria. And all the prophets prophesied before them.

Jeremiah 39:3

And all the rulers of the king of Babylon came in and sat in the middle gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, chief of the eunuchs, Nergal-sharezer, chief soothsayer, and all the rest of the rulers of the king of Babylon.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Horse gate

2 Chronicles 23:15

And they laid hands on her; and she came to the entrance of the Gate of the Horses, beside the king's house, and they executed her there.

Nehemiah 3:28

The priests repaired from above the Horse Gate, every one across from his house.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Valley gate

2 Chronicles 26:9

And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate, and at the Turning, and fortified them.

Nehemiah 2:13

And I went out by night by the Valley Gate, even before the Jackal Fountain, and to the Dung Gate, and looked at the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down, and its gates which were burned with fire.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Fish gate

2 Chronicles 33:14

And after this he built a wall outside the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and went around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. And he put army commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.

Nehemiah 3:3

But the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate, who laid its beams and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.

Gates » Of cities » Councils of state held at

2 Chronicles 18:9

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat each of them on his throne, clothed in robes. And they sat in a grain floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria. And all the prophets prophesied before them.

Jeremiah 39:3

And all the rulers of the king of Babylon came in and sat in the middle gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, chief of the eunuchs, Nergal-sharezer, chief soothsayer, and all the rest of the rulers of the king of Babylon.

Gates » Carcase of sin-offering burned without

Leviticus 4:12

even the whole bull shall he carry forth outside the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on the wood with fire. It shall be burned where the ashes are poured out.

Hebrews 13:11-13

For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the Holy of Holies by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp. Therefore Jesus also, so that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore let us go forth to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

Gates » Of cities » Criminals punished at

Jeremiah 20:2

then Pashur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of Jehovah.

Deuteronomy 17:5

then you shall bring forth that man or that woman who has committed that evil thing, to your gates, even that man or that woman, and shall stone them with stones until they die.

Gates » Of cities » Public commendation given at

Proverbs 31:31

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Gates » Of cities » Often razed and burned

Nehemiah 1:3

And they said to me, The remnant left of the captivity there in the province is in great affliction and shame. And the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.

Lamentations 2:9

Her gates have sunk in the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her kings and her rulers are among the nations. The Law is no more; also her prophets also find no vision from Jehovah.

Gates » Of the temple » The treasury placed at

Mark 12:41

And sitting down opposite the treasury, Jesus watched how the people threw copper coins into the treasury. And many rich ones threw in much.

2 Chronicles 24:8

And the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of Jehovah.

Gates » Of jerusalem » High gate of benjamin

Jeremiah 37:13

And it happened, he being in the gate of Benjamin, a commander of the guard named Irijah was there, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah. And he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are falling away to the Chaldeans.

Jeremiah 20:2

then Pashur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of Jehovah.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Dung gate

Nehemiah 3:14

But the Dung Gate was repaired by Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem. He built it and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.

Nehemiah 12:31

Then I brought up the rulers of Judah on the wall, and chose two great choirs of praise. One went to the right upon the wall toward the Dung Gate.

Gates » Of cities » Proclamations made at

Proverbs 1:21

she cries in the chief place of gathering, in the openings of the gates; in the city she utters her words, saying,

Jeremiah 17:19

So Jehovah said to me: Go and stand in the gates of the sons of the people, by which the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Old gate

Nehemiah 3:6

And the Old Gate was repaired by Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and set up its doors and its locks and its bars.

Nehemiah 12:39

and from above the Gate of Ephraim, and above the Old Gate, and above the Fish Gate, and the Tower of Hananeel, and the Tower of Meah, even to the Sheep Gate. And they stood still in the Prison Gate.

Gates » Of cities » Conferences held at

Genesis 34:20

And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

Gates » Of cities » Land sold at

Genesis 23:10

And Ephron lived among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Genesis 23:16

And Abraham listened to Ephron. And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, which passes with the merchant.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Water gate

Nehemiah 8:3

And he read in it before the street in front of the Water Gate from the morning until noon, in front of the men and the women, and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people listened to the Book of the Law.

Nehemiah 3:26

And the temple-slaves who lived in Ophel repaired across from the Water Gate toward the east, and the tower that sticks out.

Gates » Of cities » Shut at night-fall

Nehemiah 13:19

And it happened when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I set some of my servants at the gates, so that there should be no burden brought in on the Sabbath day.

Joshua 2:5

And it happened when it was dark, at the time of shutting the gate, the men went out. Where the men went I do not know. Go after them quickly, for you shall overtake them.

Gates » Of the temple » The pious israelites delighted to enter

Psalm 118:19

Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go into them, and I will praise Jehovah.

Gates » Of cities » Markets held at

2 Kings 7:1

And Elisha said, Hear the Word of Jehovah! So says Jehovah, Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

2 Kings 7:18

And it happened according to the saying of the man of God to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel: This shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria.

Gates » Made of » Brass

Psalm 107:16

For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.

Isaiah 45:2

I will go before you, and make hills level. I will break in pieces the bronze gates, and cut the iron bars in two.

Gates » Fastened with bars of iron

Psalm 107:16

For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.

Isaiah 45:2

I will go before you, and make hills level. I will break in pieces the bronze gates, and cut the iron bars in two.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Sheep gate

Nehemiah 3:1

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They sanctified it and set up its doors, even to the Tower of Meah they sanctified it, to the Tower of Hananeel.

John 5:2

Now there is a pool at the Sheep Gate at Jerusalem, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.

Gates » Made to » Houses

Luke 16:20

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores

Acts 12:14

And when she knew Peter's voice, she did not open the porch because of gladness, but running in she reported Peter was standing before the porch.

Gates » Of the temple » Charge of, given by lot

1 Chronicles 26:13-19

And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah; then Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots. And his lot came out northward. To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse; read more.
to Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate of Shallecheth, by the highway going up, guard corresponding to guard. Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward the storehouse, two by two. At the Parbar, westward, four at the highway, two at the Parbar. These are the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.

Gates » Of cities » Public censure passed at

Job 5:4

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, nor is there any to deliver them.

Isaiah 29:21

those who make a man guilty by a word, and lay a trap for the reprover in the gate, and turn aside the just for a worthless thing.

Gates » Guards at

Nehemiah 13:19

And it happened when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I set some of my servants at the gates, so that there should be no burden brought in on the Sabbath day.

Nehemiah 13:22

And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy.

2 Kings 7:17

And the king appointed the third officer over the gate, the one on whose hand he had leaned. And the people trampled on him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.

Gates » Double doors

Isaiah 45:1

So says Jehovah to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have made strong in order to humble nations before him. And I will loosen the loins of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut.

Ezekiel 41:24

And two doors leaves were to each of the doors, two turning doors, two for the one door, and two for the other door.

Gates » Made of brass

Psalm 107:16

For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.

Isaiah 45:2

I will go before you, and make hills level. I will break in pieces the bronze gates, and cut the iron bars in two.

Gates » Figurative » Of death

Psalm 9:13

Have mercy on me, O Jehovah; see my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been opened to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

Isaiah 38:10

I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave; I have numbered the rest of my years.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Corner gate

2 Chronicles 26:9

And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate, and at the Turning, and fortified them.

Gates » Symbolical

Revelation 21:12-13

And it had a great and high wall, with twelve gates. And on the gates were twelve angels, and having names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel: From the east three gates, from the north three gates, from the south three gates, and from the west three gates.

Revelation 21:21

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls. Respectively, each one of the gates was one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass.

Revelation 21:25

And its gates may not be shut at all by day, for there shall be no night there.

Gates » Illustrative » (of heaven,) of access to God

Genesis 28:12-17

And he dreamed. And behold! A ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to Heaven! And behold! The angels of God were ascending and descending on it! And behold! Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac! The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your seed. And your seed shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in you and in your Seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. read more.
And, behold, I am with you, and will keep you in every place where you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken of to you. And Jacob awakened from his sleep. And he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I did not know. And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! This is nothing but the house of God, and this is the gate of Heaven!

Gates » Of the temple » Called gates of zion

Lamentations 1:4

The roads of Zion mourn without any going to the appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests sigh; her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Gate of ephraim

Nehemiah 12:39

and from above the Gate of Ephraim, and above the Old Gate, and above the Fish Gate, and the Tower of Hananeel, and the Tower of Meah, even to the Sheep Gate. And they stood still in the Prison Gate.

Gates » Illustrative » (of hell,) of satan's power

Gates » Of the temple » Overlaid with gold

2 Kings 18:16

At that time Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid. And he gave them to the king of Assyria.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Gate of miphkad

Nehemiah 3:31

After him Malchiah the goldsmith's son repaired to the place of the temple-slaves, and of the merchants, across from the Miphkad Gate, and to the going up of the corner.

Gates » Of jerusalem » Gate of the fountain

Nehemiah 3:15

And the Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallum the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah. He built it and covered it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the King's Garden, and to the stairs that go down from the City of David.

Gates » Of cities » Troops reviewed at, going to war

2 Samuel 18:4

And the king said to them, I will do what is good in your eyes. And the king stood by the side of the gate, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

Gates » Of cities » Battering rams used against

Ezekiel 21:22

At his right shall be the divining for Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering-rams against the gates, to pour out and to build a siege wall.

Gates » Of cities » Chief places of concourse

Proverbs 1:21

she cries in the chief place of gathering, in the openings of the gates; in the city she utters her words, saying,

Gates » Made to » Cities

1 Kings 17:10

And he arose and went to Zarephath, and came in to the entrance of the city, and, behold, the widow was gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, Please, bring me a little water in a vessel so that I may drink.

Gates » Illustrative » (strait,) of the entrance to life

Gates » Illustrative » (wide,) of the entrance to ruin

Matthew 7:13

Go in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many there are who go in through it.

Gates » Of the temple » Called gates of righteousness

Psalm 118:19

Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go into them, and I will praise Jehovah.

Gates » Illustrative » (of the grave,) of death

Isaiah 38:10

I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave; I have numbered the rest of my years.

Gates » Of the temple » Called gates of the lord

Psalm 118:20

This is the gate of Jehovah into which the righteous shall enter.

Gates » Of cities » Custom of sitting at, in the evening, alluded to

Genesis 19:1

And there came two angels to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. And Lot rose up to meet them when he saw them. And he bowed himself with his face toward the ground,

Gates » Of cities » Experienced officers placed over

2 Kings 7:17

And the king appointed the third officer over the gate, the one on whose hand he had leaned. And the people trampled on him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.

Gates » Made to » Camps

Exodus 32:26

then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said, Who is on Jehovah's side? Come to me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves to him.

Gates » Design of

Isaiah 62:10

Pass! Pass through the gates; prepare the way of the people. Raise up! Raise up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a banner for the peoples.

Gates » Made to » Palaces

Esther 5:13

Yet all this avails me nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.

Gates » The place for the transaction of public business, announcement of legal transactions

Genesis 23:10

And Ephron lived among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Genesis 23:16

And Abraham listened to Ephron. And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, which passes with the merchant.

Gates » Often two-leaved

Isaiah 45:1

So says Jehovah to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have made strong in order to humble nations before him. And I will loosen the loins of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut.

Gates » Of cities » Idolatrous rites performed at

Acts 14:13

And the priest of Jupiter, being before their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, wishing to sacrifice with the crowds.

Gates » Made to » Prisons

Acts 12:10

When they were past the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out and passed on through one street. And immediately the angel departed from him.

Gates » Made of » Iron

Acts 12:10

When they were past the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out and passed on through one street. And immediately the angel departed from him.

Gates » Illustrative » Of Christ

Gates » Figurative » Of righteousness

Psalm 118:19

Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go into them, and I will praise Jehovah.

Gates » Figurative » Of the gospel

Isaiah 60:11

Therefore your gates will always be open; they will not be shut day nor night, to bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their kings may be led.

Gates » Figurative » Of the grave

Isaiah 38:10

I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave; I have numbered the rest of my years.

Gates » Made to » Rivers

Nahum 2:6

The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be melted.

Gates » Closed at night

Joshua 2:5

And it happened when it was dark, at the time of shutting the gate, the men went out. Where the men went I do not know. Go after them quickly, for you shall overtake them.

Joshua 2:7

And the men went after them on the way to Jordan, to the fords. And when they who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.

Gates » Of the temple » One specially beautiful

Acts 3:2

And a certain man, who was lame from his mother's womb, was being carried. And they laid him daily at that temple gate which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered into the temple.

Gates » Of the temple » Frequented by beggars

Acts 3:2

And a certain man, who was lame from his mother's womb, was being carried. And they laid him daily at that temple gate which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered into the temple.

Gates » Figurative » Of the powers of hell (hades)

Gates » Figurative » Of the people of a city

Isaiah 3:26

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall sit deserted on the ground.

Gates » Of cities » Land redeemed at

Ruth 4:1

And Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. And he said, Such a one! Turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down.

Gates » Made to » Temples

Acts 3:2

And a certain man, who was lame from his mother's womb, was being carried. And they laid him daily at that temple gate which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered into the temple.

Gates » Bodies of criminals exposed to view at

2 Kings 10:8

And a messenger came and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.

Gates » Conferences on public affairs

Genesis 34:20

And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

Gates » Jails made in the towers of

Jeremiah 20:2

then Pashur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of Jehovah.

Gates » Religious services held at

Acts 14:13

And the priest of Jupiter, being before their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, wishing to sacrifice with the crowds.

Gates » Closed on the sabbath

Nehemiah 13:19

And it happened when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I set some of my servants at the gates, so that there should be no burden brought in on the Sabbath day.

Gates » Made of iron

Acts 12:10

When they were past the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out and passed on through one street. And immediately the angel departed from him.

Gates » Made of wood

Nehemiah 1:3

And they said to me, The remnant left of the captivity there in the province is in great affliction and shame. And the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.

Gates » The law read at

Iron » Made into » Gates

Acts 12:10

When they were past the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out and passed on through one street. And immediately the angel departed from him.

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Bronze Gates

Psalm 107:16

For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.

Coming To Gates

Matthew 7:13-14

Go in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many there are who go in through it.

East Gates

Ezekiel 40:22

And their windows, and their porches, and their palm trees, were according to the measure of the gate facing the east. And they went up to it by seven steps; and its porches were before them.

Gates Of Death

Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been opened to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

Gates Of The Temple

Exodus 38:18

And the screen for the gate of the court was needlework: blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined bleached linen. And it was twenty cubits long, and the height and the width five cubits, to match the hangings of the court.

Named Gates

Luke 16:20

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores

North Gates

Ezekiel 46:9

But when the people of the land come before Jehovah in the appointed feasts, he who enters by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate. And he who enters by the way of the south gate shall go out by the way of the north gate. He shall not return by the way of the gate by which he came in, but shall leave opposite it.

Opening Gates

Psalm 118:19

Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go into them, and I will praise Jehovah.

Shutting Gates

Revelation 21:25

And its gates may not be shut at all by day, for there shall be no night there.

South Gates

1 Chronicles 26:15-25

To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse;

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