Lies With שָׁכַב

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Dec 21, 2025 · 4m

We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today. שָׁכַב lie down, lie, lie asleep, lie sick, to have sexual intercourse. It is used 213 times in the Old Testament. Most of the uses of our word are in the literal sense of lying down. For example, when Uriah and Elijah slept. 2 Samuel 11:9 But Uriah וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בslept at the entrance to the palace with all his master’s servants and did not go down to his house. 1 Kings 19:3, 5 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life… וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. Another example is when one dies. 2 Kings 4:20-21…