And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
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And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days.
2 Kings
HistoryIf any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesAnd the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThat thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHaving land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
Acts
History / LukeNow Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
2 Samuel
HistoryFor the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanLet me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders.
Numbers
LawYet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
Acts
HistoryAll the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThe fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
Judges
HistoryThe governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Acts
HistoryAnd when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
John
Gospels / JohnNow it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
Luke
Gospels / LukeMarvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
2 Samuel
HistoryBut when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.