Encyclopedia entry
Sitting
The attitude generally assumed in Palestine by those who were engaged in any kind of work. “The carpenter saws, planes, and hews with his hand-adze, sitting on the ground or upon the plank he is planning. The washerwoman sits by the tub; and, in a word, no one stands when it is possible to sit. Shopkeepers always sit, and Levi sitting at the receipt of custom (Matt. 9:9) is the exact way to state the case.”, Thomson, Land and Book.
In the Bible
94
Verses where Sitting is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Kings 10:5
the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
- 1 Kings 13:14
and went after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” “I am,” he replied.
- 1 Kings 13:20
While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back,
- 1 Kings 22:10
Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
- 1 Kings 22:19
Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
- 1 Samuel 1:9
So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
+88 more verses naming Sitting.
Scripture on Sitting
77
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- 2 Chronicles 92 Chronicles 18Esther 2Esther 5Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 36Ezekiel 8Matthew 9Matthew 26Mark 2Genesis 18Genesis 19Genesis 23Genesis 31Deuteronomy 22Judges 3Judges 131 Samuel 11 Samuel 41 Samuel 191 Samuel 222 Samuel 182 Samuel 191 Kings 102 Kings 12 Kings 42 Kings 62 Kings 92 Kings 182 Kings 19Nehemiah 2Esther 6Psalms 128Isaiah 6Isaiah 36Isaiah 37Isaiah 42Isaiah 65Jeremiah 8Jeremiah 17Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 38Lamentations 3Zechariah 5Matthew 11Matthew 20Matthew 21Matthew 24Mark 3Mark 5Mark 9Mark 10Mark 12Mark 13Mark 14Mark 16Luke 2Luke 7Luke 8Luke 10Luke 18John 2John 12John 19John 20Acts 2Acts 6Acts 8Acts 16Acts 25Revelation 4Revelation 17
Voices on Sitting
2
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.