Bible Verses About the Holy of Holies: 12

"Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,"

— Hebrews 9:3 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about the Holy of Holies want Scripture on qodesh haqodashim — the Most Holy Place behind the second curtain — not only the tabernacle dwelling tent alone, the mercy seat cover alone, the ark of the covenant chest alone, or the high priest office alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about tabernacle, Bible verses about mercy seat, Bible verses about the ark of the covenant, Bible verses about high priest, Bible verses about great high priest, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about worship, Bible verses about salvation, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, and Bible verse of the day. Holy of Holies here means the inner sanctuary room — distinct from tabernacle dwelling and mercy-seat cover inventories alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, קֹדֶשׁ qodesh (Strong's H6944; Bible Hub H6944) — holiness, holy thing, sanctuary; in the phrase qodesh haqodashim the Most Holy Place / Holy of Holies. Hebrews 9:3 names that room behind the second curtain. This list tracks Most-Holy-Place speech — not the whole mishkan tabernacle twelve alone.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hebrews 9 presses the earthly sanctuary's divisions and the better way Christ opened (Bible Hub MHC Hebrews 9; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Hebrews 9). On Exodus 26 he marks the veil separating the holy from the most holy (Bible Hub MHC Exodus 26; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Exodus 26). (Tabernacle and mercy-seat hubs live on those pages; this list centers the Holy of Holies.)

12 Bible verses about the Holy of Holies

1. Hebrews 9:3. "Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place," The classic Most Holy Place naming. See Bible verses about tabernacle.

2. Exodus 26:33. "Hang the curtain from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place." The curtain separates Holy from Most Holy. See Bible verses about the ark of the covenant.

3. Exodus 26:34. "Put the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law in the Most Holy Place." Cover on the ark in the Most Holy Place. See Bible verses about mercy seat.

4. Leviticus 16:16. "In this way he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the tent of meeting, which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness." Atonement for the Most Holy Place. See Bible verses about atonement.

5. Leviticus 16:17. "No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel." Alone in the Most Holy Place. See Bible verses about high priest.

6. Leviticus 16:33. "and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, for the tent of meeting and the altar, and for the priests and all the members of the community." Yearly atonement for the Most Holy Place. See Bible verses about worship.

7. 1 Kings 6:16. "He partitioned off twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place." Solomon's inner sanctuary — Most Holy Place. See Bible verses about worship.

8. 1 Kings 8:6. "The priests then brought the ark of the Lord's covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim." Ark into the Most Holy Place. See Bible verses about the ark of the covenant.

9. 2 Chronicles 3:8. "He built the Most Holy Place, its length corresponding to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. He overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold." He built the Most Holy Place. See Bible verses about faith.

10. Hebrews 9:8. "The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning." Way into the Most Holy Place not yet disclosed. See Bible verses about hope.

11. Hebrews 10:19. "Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus," Confidence to enter by the blood of Jesus. See Bible verses about salvation.

12. Hebrews 10:20. "by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body," New and living way through the curtain. See Bible verses about Jesus.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the Holy of Holies — not twelve as a grind. If you need the room named, start at Hebrews 9:3. If you need the separating curtain, open Exodus 26:33. If you need confidence to enter, open Hebrews 10:19. For the whole tent, open Bible verses about tabernacle. For the golden incense altar before the curtain, open Bible verses about the altar of incense. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about the Holy of Holies?

Hebrews 9:3 is the clear starting place; Exodus 26:33 and Hebrews 10:19 press the curtain and the new way in.

How do Bible verses about the Holy of Holies differ from tabernacle alone?

Tabernacle pages gather the mishkan dwelling. This list centers the Most Holy Place behind the second curtain.

What Hebrew phrase sits under Holy of Holies?

Qodesh haqodashim — Holy of Holies / Most Holy Place; qodesh (H6944) is holiness / sanctuary.

Why isn't Hebrews 9:5 or Exodus 25:8 on this page?

Those exclusive mercy-seat / tabernacle leads stay on those hubs so the lists stay distinct (this page owns the Most Holy Place inventory above).

Where should I start if I only read one page?

Start here for the Holy of Holies; open tabernacle for the tent; open mercy seat for the cover.