31 Bible Verses about Shutting Doors

Ahaz gathered together the vessels of God's house, and cut in pieces the vessels of God's house, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD; and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looks toward the east; and it was shut. The LORD said to me, "This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it; for the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered in by it; therefore it shall be shut.

I went to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home; and he said, "Let us meet together in God's house, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple; for they will come to kill you; yes, in the night will they come to kill you."

"Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain. I have no pleasure in you," says the LORD of hosts, "neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.'

You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can't escape.

"Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb,

marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,

and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place was not yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing;

Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.

Lot went out to them to the door, and shut the door after him.

Then he called his servant who ministered to him, and said, "Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her."

She had a garment of various colors on her; for with such robes were the king's daughters who were virgins dressed. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.

You shall go in, and shut the door on you and on your sons, and pour out into all those containers; and you shall set aside that which is full."

Come, my people, enter into your chambers, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.

Then the Spirit entered into me, and set me on my feet; and he spoke with me, and said to me, "Go, shut yourself inside your house.

But you, when you pray, enter into your inner chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

He went in therefore, and shut the door on them both, and prayed to the LORD.

When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be to you."

After eight days again his disciples were inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace be to you."

"We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."

When once the master of the house has risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us.' then he will answer and tell you, 'I do not know you or where you come from.'

The confused city is broken down. Every house is shut up, that no man may come in.

then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days.

"Moreover he who goes into the house while it is shut up shall be unclean until the evening.

But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Then the king sent a man from before him; 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? Behold, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door shut against him. Isn't the sound of his master's feet behind him?"

and he from within will answer and say, 'Do not bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give it to you'?