Topic
Beds
45 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 47:31Torrey Antiquity of
And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
- Exodus 8:3Torrey Antiquity of
And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
- Exodus 22:26Torrey Of the poor covered with upper garment
If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
- Exodus 22:27Torrey Of the poor covered with upper garment
For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
- Leviticus 15:4Torrey Subject to ceremonial defilement
Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
- Deuteronomy 3:11Torrey MADE OF — Iron
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
- Deuteronomy 24:12Torrey Of the poor covered with upper garment
And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
- Deuteronomy 24:13Torrey Of the poor covered with upper garment
In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
- 1 Samuel 19:13Torrey Supplied with pillows
And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
- 1 Samuel 19:15Torrey A small pallet or mattress used as
And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
- 1 Samuel 26:7Torrey Supplied with pillows
So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
- 1 Samuel 28:23–25Torrey USED FOR — Reclining on at meals
But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed…
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- 2 Samuel 4:5 Torrey USED FOR — Reclining on by day
- 2 Samuel 11:2 Torrey USED FOR — Reclining on by day
- 2 Samuel 12:16 Torrey Not used in affliction
- 2 Samuel 13:31 Torrey Not used in affliction
- 1 Kings 21:4 Torrey Persons sometimes took to, in grief
- 2 Kings 4:10 Torrey Considered necessary
- Esther 1:6 Torrey MADE OF — Gold and Silver
- Job 7:13 Torrey Couches or divans used as
- Job 17:13 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Made in darkness,) of extreme misery
- Job 33:15 Torrey USED FOR — Sleeping on
- Psalms 4:4 Torrey Saints meditate and praise God while on
- Psalms 6:6 Torrey Couches or divans used as
- Psalms 36:4 Torrey The wicked devise mischief while on
- Psalms 41:3 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Made in sickness,) of divine support and comfort
- Psalms 149:5 Torrey Saints meditate and praise God while on
- Proverbs 7:16 Torrey Covered with tapestry and linen
- Proverbs 7:17 Torrey Often perfumed
- Proverbs 22:27 Torrey Of the poor often sold for debt
- Proverbs 26:14 Torrey The slothful too fond of
- Song of Songs 3:1 Torrey Saints meditate and praise God while on
- Song of Songs 3:7–9 Torrey Wood
- Isaiah 28:20 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Too short,) of plans which afford no rest or peace
- Isaiah 57:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the grave
- Isaiah 57:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Made on high,) of carnal security
- Ezekiel 23:41 Torrey Often perfumed
- Hosea 7:14 Torrey Persons sometimes took to, in grief
- Amos 6:4 Torrey MADE OF — Ivory
- Amos 6:4–6 Torrey USED FOR — Reclining on at meals
- Micah 2:1 Torrey The wicked devise mischief while on
- Mark 7:4 Torrey Purification of
- Luke 7:36–38 Torrey USED FOR — Reclining on at meals
- Luke 11:7 Torrey USED FOR — Sleeping on
- John 13:23 Torrey USED FOR — Reclining on at meals
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 45 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Antiquity of Ge 47:31; Ex 8:3
- Couches or divans used as Job 7:13; Ps 6:6
- A small pallet or mattress used as 1Sa 19:15
- Considered necessary 2Ki 4:10
- MADE OF
- Wood So 3:7-9
- Supplied with pillows 1Sa 19:13; 26:7
- Covered with tapestry and linen Pr 7:16
- Often perfumed Pr 7:17; Eze 23:41
- Of the poor covered with upper garment Ex 22:26,27; De 24:12,13
- USED FOR
- Sleeping on Job 33:15; Lu 11:7
- Reclining on by day 2Sa 4:5; 11:2
- Reclining on at meals 1Sa 28:23-25; Am 6:4-6; Lu 7:36-38; Joh 13:23
- Not used in affliction 2Sa 12:16; 13:31
- Persons sometimes took to, in grief 1Ki 21:4; Ho 7:14
- Saints meditate and praise God while on Ps 4:4; 149:5; So 3:1
- The wicked devise mischief while on Ps 36:4; Mic 2:1
- The slothful too fond of Pr 26:14
- Of the poor often sold for debt Pr 22:27
- Subject to ceremonial defilement Le 15:4
- Purification of Mr 7:4
- ILLUSTRATIVE
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.