Bible Verses Which Indicate an Unconscious Intermediate State

Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. (1 Kings 2:10 ESV)

And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place. (1 Kings 11:43 ESV)

And the time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. And he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place. (1 Kings 14:20 ESV)

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And Abijam his son reigned in his place. (1 Kings 14:31 ESV)

And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. (1 Kings 15:8 ESV)

And Asa slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place. (1 Kings 15:24 ESV)

And Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried at Tirzah, and Elah his son reigned in his place. (1 Kings 16:6 ESV)

And Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigned in his place. (1 Kings 16:28 ESV)

And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” (1 Kings 19:5 ESV)

So Ahab slept with his fathers, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place. (1 Kings 22:40 ESV)

And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place. (1 Kings 22:50 ESV)

So Joram slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 8:24 ESV)

So Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 10:35 ESV)

So Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, and Joash his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 13:9 ESV)

So Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. And Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. (2 Kings 13:13 ESV)

And Jehoash slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel, and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 14:16 ESV)

He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers. (2 Kings 14:22 ESV)

And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 14:29 ESV)

And Azariah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Jotham his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 15:7 ESV)

And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 15:22 ESV)

Jotham slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 15:38 ESV)

And Ahaz slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 16:20 ESV)

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 20:21 ESV)

And Manasseh slept with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza, and Amon his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 21:18 ESV)

So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. (2 Kings 24:6 ESV)

And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father, and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place. (2 Chr. 9:31 ESV)

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place. (2 Chr. 12:16 ESV)

Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land had rest for ten years. (2 Chr. 14:1 ESV)

And Asa slept with his fathers, dying in the forty-first year of his reign. (2 Chr. 16:13 ESV)

Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place. (2 Chr. 21:1 ESV)

He built Eloth and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers. (2 Chr. 26:2 ESV)

And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field that belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” And Jotham his son reigned in his place. (2 Chr. 26:23 ESV)

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place. (2 Chr. 27:9 ESV)

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. (2 Chr. 28:27 ESV)

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper part of the tombs of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his place. (2 Chr. 32:33 ESV)

So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his house, and Amon his son reigned in his place. (2 Chr. 33:20 ESV)

For then I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept; then I would have been at rest (Job 3:13 ESV)

so a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep. (Job 14:12 ESV)

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. (Ecc 9:5 ESV)

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going. (Ecc 9:10 ESV)

For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise? (Psa 6:5 ESV)

Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, (Psa 13:3 ESV)

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. (Psa 146:4 KJV)

Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead. (Is. 26:19 ESV)

he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. (Matt. 9:24 ESV)

The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, (Matt. 27:52 ESV)

And when he had entered, he said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.” (Mark 5:39 ESV)

And all were weeping and mourning for her, but he said, “Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping.” (Luke 8:52 ESV)

After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” (Joh 11:11 ESV)

And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. (Acts 7:60 ESV)

For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption (Act 13:36 ESV)

Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. (1 Cor. 15:6 ESV)

Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. (1 Cor. 15:18 ESV)

But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. (1 Cor. 15:20 ESV)

Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, (1Co 15:51 ESV)

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. (14)  For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. (15)  For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. (16)  For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. (1Th 4:13-16 ESV)