66 Bible Verses about Sitting

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Genesis 18:1

And Jehovah appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre. And he sat at the tent-door in the heat of the day.

John 4:6

Now a fountain of Jacob's was there; Jesus therefore, being wearied with the way he had come, sat just as he was at the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.

Exodus 2:15

And Pharaoh heard of this matter, and sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from before Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian. And he sat by the well.

Exodus 17:12

And Moses' hands were heavy; then they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on this side, and one on that side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

1 Kings 19:4

And he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a certain broom-bush, and requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough: now, Jehovah, take my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

Matthew 26:36

Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and says to the disciples, Sit here until I go away and pray yonder.

Exodus 32:6

And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered up burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to sport.

Luke 17:7

But which of you is there who, having a bondman ploughing or shepherding, when he comes in out of the field, will say, Come and lie down immediately to table?

Judges 19:6

So the two men sat and ate and drank together; and the girl's father said to the man, "Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry."

Ruth 2:14

And Boaz said to her at mealtime, Come hither and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers; and he reached her parched corn, and she ate and was sufficed, and reserved some.

1 Samuel 20:24

And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.

Proverbs 23:1

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;

Jeremiah 16:8

And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them, to eat and to drink.

Matthew 14:19

And having commanded the crowds to recline upon the grass, having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed: and having broken the loaves, he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

Matthew 5:1-2

But seeing the crowds, he went up into the mountain, and having sat down, his disciples came to him; and, having opened his mouth, he taught them, saying,

Matthew 13:2

And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.

Luke 2:46

And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers and hearing them and asking them questions.

Luke 10:39

And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.

John 8:2

And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him; and he sat down and taught them.

Judges 21:2

And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.

2 Samuel 7:18

And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

Exodus 11:5

And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sitteth on his throne, even unto the firstborn of the bondwoman that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of cattle.

1 Kings 1:13

Go and get thee in to king David, and say to him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to thy handmaid saying, Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?

1 Kings 3:6

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewn unto thy servant David my father great loving-kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great loving-kindness, that thou hast given him a son who sits upon his throne, as it is this day.

2 Kings 10:30

And Jehovah said to Jehu, Because thou hast executed well that which is right in my sight, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

Zechariah 6:13

even he shall build the temple of Jehovah; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

Mark 10:37

And they said to him, Give to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy glory.

1 Kings 22:19

And he said, Hear therefore the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him, on his right hand and on his left;

Psalm 47:8

God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

Psalm 80:1

{To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.} Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest between the cherubim, shine forth.

Matthew 26:64

Jesus says to him, Thou hast said. Moreover, I say to you, From henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

Luke 20:42

and David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand

Hebrews 10:12

But he, having offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down in perpetuity at the right hand of God,

Revelation 4:10

the twenty-four elders shall fall before him that sits upon the throne, and do homage to him that lives to the ages of ages; and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

Revelation 7:10

And they cry with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb.

Exodus 18:13

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood by Moses from the morning to the evening.

2 Samuel 19:8

Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate. And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

Proverbs 20:8

A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Jeremiah 38:7

And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon now the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin,

Daniel 7:26

And the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

Joel 3:12

Let the nations rouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about.

Matthew 27:19

But, as he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered to-day many things in a dream because of him.

Luke 22:30

that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Acts 23:3

Then Paul said to him, God will smite thee, whited wall. And thou, dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten?

Micah 4:4

And they shall sit every one under his vine, and under his fig-tree; and there shall be none to make them afraid: for the mouth of Jehovah of hosts hath spoken it.

Zechariah 3:10

In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, shall ye invite every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig-tree.

Luke 22:69

but henceforth shall the Son of man be sitting on the right hand of the power of God.

Ephesians 1:20

in which he wrought in the Christ in raising him from among the dead, and he set him down at his right hand in the heavenlies,

Topics on Sitting

People Sitting Down

John 6:10

And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place: the men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand.

Sitting In Dejection

Lamentations 1:17

Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; Jehovah hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him; Jerusalem is as an impurity among them.

Sitting In Fellowship

Exodus 32:6

And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered up burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to sport.

Sitting In Security

Micah 4:4

And they shall sit every one under his vine, and under his fig-tree; and there shall be none to make them afraid: for the mouth of Jehovah of hosts hath spoken it.

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