Encyclopedia entry
Pit
A hole in the ground (Ex. 21:33, 34), a cistern for water (Gen. 37:24; Jer. 14:3), a vault (41:9), a grave (Ps. 30:3). It is used as a figure for mischief (Ps. 9:15), and is the name given to the unseen place of woe (Rev. 20:1, 3). The slime-pits in the vale of Siddim were wells which yielded asphalt (Gen. 14:10).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
[Hell]
In the Bible
89
Verses where Pit is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 11:22
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
- 2 Kings 10:14
Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked—forty-two men. He spared none of them.
- 2 Samuel 17:9
Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
- 2 Samuel 18:17
They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
- 2 Samuel 23:20
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
- Ecclesiastes 10:8
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
+83 more verses naming Pit.
Scripture on Pit
59
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- Isaiah 24Revelation 9Revelation 20Numbers 16Psalms 9Psalms 88Proverbs 28Isaiah 14Isaiah 38Isaiah 51Jeremiah 18Jeremiah 41Jeremiah 48Lamentations 3Ezekiel 19Ezekiel 31Genesis 14Leviticus 112 Samuel 172 Samuel 182 Samuel 232 Kings 101 Chronicles 11Job 6Job 9Job 17Psalms 7Psalms 28Psalms 35Psalms 40Psalms 55Psalms 57Psalms 69Psalms 94Psalms 103Psalms 107Psalms 143Proverbs 1Proverbs 22Proverbs 23Proverbs 26Ecclesiastes 10Isaiah 30Jeremiah 14Ezekiel 26Ezekiel 28Jonah 2Zechariah 9Matthew 12Matthew 15Luke 6Luke 14Revelation 11Revelation 17
Voices on Pit
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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