'Steps' in the Bible
You must not go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it.
“If two men are fighting with each other, and the wife of one steps in to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she puts out her hand and grabs his genitals,
He guards the steps of His faithful ones,but the wicked perish in darkness,for a man does not prevail by his own strength.
David’s men retraced their steps. When they returned to him, they reported all these words.
When those carrying the ark of the Lord advanced six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
You widen a place beneath me for my steps,and my ankles do not give way.
The king made the almug wood into steps for the Lord’s temple and the king’s palace and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood come, and the like has not been seen again even to this very day.
The throne had six steps; there was a rounded top at the back of the throne, armrests on either side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.
Each man quickly took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. They blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”
Isaiah said, “This is the sign to you from the Lord that He will do what He has promised: Should the shadow go ahead 10 steps or go back 10 steps?”
Then Hezekiah answered, “It’s easy for the shadow to lengthen 10 steps. No, let the shadow go back 10 steps.”
So Isaiah the prophet called out to the Lord, and He brought the shadow back the 10 steps it had descended on Ahaz’s stairway.
The throne had six steps; there was a footstool covered in gold for the throne, armrests on either side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.
At the Fountain Gate they climbed the steps of the city of David on the ascent of the wall and went above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
For then You would count my stepsbut would not take note of my sin.
I would give Him an account of all my steps;I would approach Him like a prince.
For His eyes watch over a man’s ways,and He observes all his steps.
You widen a place beneath me for my steps,and my ankles do not give way.
A man’s steps are established by the Lord,and He takes pleasure in his way.
The instruction of his God is in his heart;his steps do not falter.
He brought me up from a desolate pit,out of the muddy clay,and set my feet on a rock,making my steps secure.
Our hearts have not turned back;our steps have not strayed from Your path.
They stir up strife, they lurk;they watch my stepswhile they wait to take my life.
They prepared a net for my steps;I was despondent.They dug a pit ahead of me,but they fell into it!Selah
But as for me, my feet almost slipped;my steps nearly went astray.
Righteousness will go before Himto prepare the way for His steps.
I thought about my waysand turned my steps back to Your decrees.
Make my steps steady through Your promise;don’t let any sin dominate me.
When you walk, your steps will not be hindered;when you run, you will not stumble.
Her feet go down to death;her steps head straight for Sheol.
The inexperienced one believes anything,but the sensible one watches his steps.
A man’s heart plans his way,but the Lord determines his steps.
A man’s steps are determined by the Lord,so how can anyone understand his own way?
The Lord also says:Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,walking with heads held highand seductive eyes,going along with prancing steps,jingling their ankle bracelets,
Feet trample it,the feet of the humble,the steps of the poor.
I am going to make the sun’s shadow that goes down on Ahaz’s stairway go back by 10 steps.” So the sun’s shadow went back the 10 steps it had descended.
I know, Lord,that a man’s way of life is not his own;no one who walks determines his own steps.
צ TsadeOur steps were closely followedso that we could not walk in our streets.Our end drew near; our time ran out.Our end had come!
Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 10 feet deep—the first threshold was 10 feet deep.
Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate that faced east. Seven steps led up to the gate, and its portico was ahead of them.
Its stairway had seven steps, and its portico was ahead of them. It had palm trees on its pilasters, one on each side.
Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees. Its stairway had eight steps.
Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees on each side. Its stairway had eight steps.
Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees on each side. Its stairway had eight steps.
The portico was 35 feet across and 21 feet deep, and 10 steps led up to it. There were pillars by the pilasters, one on each side.
The ledge is 24½ feet long by 24½ feet wide, with four equal sides. The rim all around it is 10½ inches, and its gutter is 21 inches all around it. The altar’s steps face east.”
Plague goes before Him,and pestilence follows in His steps.