How many times is door mentioned in the Bible?
The word door appears 189 times in the King James Version, in 173 verses. Counting every form (door, doors), it appears 260 times in 236 verses across 38 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses door 181 times (251 with every form).
Door in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of door counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| door | 189 | 181 |
| doors | 71 | 70 |
| Total | 260 | 251 |
Which books mention door most
Door appears in 38 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Ezekiel has the most (34), then Exodus (25) and Leviticus (24).
Also in: Matthew (5), Deuteronomy (4), Psalms (4), Revelation (4), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (3), Isaiah (3), Luke (3), Joshua (2), 1 Chronicles (2), Esther (2), Song of Solomon (2), Jeremiah (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Micah (1), Zechariah (1), Malachi (1), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Colossians (1), James (1).
First and last mention of door
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
The verse that uses it most is 1 Kings 6:34, 3 times (tied with Ezekiel 41:3, Ezekiel 41:11, Ezekiel 41:24):
And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
Where the two translations differ
21 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 13 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Exodus 35:17: counted in the KJV only
The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,
the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;
1 Kings 14:17: counted in the KJV only
And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.
Deuteronomy 6:9: counted in the World English Bible only
And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
You shall write them on the door posts of your house, and on your gates.
2 Chronicles 12:10: counted in the World English Bible only
Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.
King Rehoboam made shields of brass in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.
Verses with door on our topic pages
16 verses that use door in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
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But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”
On: Sin
Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
On: Hospitality
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
On: Hospitality
then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him for ever.
You shall write them on the door posts of your house, and on your gates.
On: Fathers
He said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the door.
On: Hospitality
Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.
On: Wisdom
As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
On: Laziness
Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.
and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.
Common questions
How many times is door in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 219 of the 260 uses are in the Old Testament and 41 in the New Testament. Door appears in 38 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Ezekiel has the most (34), then Exodus (25) and Leviticus (24).
Where is door first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 4:7: "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him." The last is Revelation 4:1.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-26.