Overview
The Bible addresses lock across 5 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges and Nehemiah. Closely related themes include Houses, Regicide, Summer and Zanoah. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Ehud.
Key Bible verses about lock
Old Testament
Judges
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber. covereth: or, doeth his easement
And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
Nehemiah
The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.
But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
People in the Bible and lock
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying lock for yourself
- Begin with Judges 3:23, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Judges and Nehemiah each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Ehud and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Houses, Regicide, Summer and Zanoah.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about lock?
The Bible addresses lock across 5 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges and Nehemiah. Closely related themes include Houses, Regicide, Summer and Zanoah. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Ehud.
How many Bible verses are about lock?
The Bible references lock in 5 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention lock?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Judges 3:23: “Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with lock?
Ehud.
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