31 Bible Verses about Shutting Doors

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2 Chronicles 28:24

Moreover, when Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God, he cut the utensils of the house of God in pieces; and he closed the doors of the house of the Lord and made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 29:7

They have also shut the doors of the porch and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

Ezekiel 44:1-2

Then He brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces the east; and it was shut. The Lord said to me, “This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for the Lord God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut.

Nehemiah 6:10

When I entered the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, who was confined at home, he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you, and they are coming to kill you at night.”

Malachi 1:10

“Oh that there were one among you who would shut the gates, that you might not uselessly kindle fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from you.

Exodus 14:3

For Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’

Psalm 88:8

You have removed my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an object of loathing to them;
I am shut up and cannot go out.

Job 38:8

“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb;

Job 38:10

And I placed boundaries on it
And set a bolt and doors,

Ecclesiastes 12:4

and the doors on the street are shut as the sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song will sing softly.

Hebrews 9:8

The Holy Spirit is signifying this, that the way into the holy place has not yet been disclosed while the outer tabernacle is still standing,

Genesis 7:16

Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the Lord closed it behind him.

Genesis 19:6

But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him,

2 Samuel 13:17

Then he called his young man who attended him and said, “Now throw this woman out of my presence, and lock the door behind her.”

2 Samuel 13:18

Now she had on a long-sleeved garment; for in this manner the virgin daughters of the king dressed themselves in robes. Then his attendant took her out and locked the door behind her.

Genesis 19:10

But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.

Judges 3:23

Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked them.

2 Kings 4:4

And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.”

Isaiah 26:20

Come, my people, enter into your rooms
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little while
Until indignation runs its course.

Ezekiel 3:24

The Spirit then entered me and made me stand on my feet, and He spoke with me and said to me, “Go, shut yourself up in your house.

2 Kings 4:33

So he entered and shut the door behind them both and prayed to the Lord.

John 20:19

So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and *said to them, “Peace be with you.”

John 20:26

After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.”

Acts 5:23

saying, “We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside.”

Luke 13:25

Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up to us!’ then He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

Isaiah 24:10

The city of chaos is broken down;
Every house is shut up so that none may enter.

Leviticus 14:38

then the priest shall come out of the house, to the doorway, and quarantine the house for seven days.

Leviticus 14:46

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

2 Kings 6:32

Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man from his presence; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold the door shut against him. Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”

Luke 11:7

and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’

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