Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
Lay thine
Bible References
Lay thine
Job 21:5 “Look at me, and be astonished,
Andput your hand over your mouth.
And
Job 29:9 “The princes stopped talking
Andput their hands on their mouths;
And
Job 40:4 “Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You?
Ilay my hand on my mouth.
I
Proverbs 30:32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself
Or if you have plotted evil,put your hand on your mouth.
Or if you have plotted evil,
Micah 7:16 Nations will see and be ashamed
Of all their might.
They willput their hand on their mouth,
Their ears will be deaf.
Of all their might.
They will
Their ears will be deaf.
A father
Judges 17:10
Micah then said to him, “Dwell with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a suit of clothes, and your maintenance.” So the Levite went in.
2 Kings 6:21
Then the king of Israel when he saw them, said to Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”
2 Kings 8:8
The king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”
2 Kings 13:14
When Elisha became sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over him and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”
Matthew 23:9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.