1 Kings 20:39

As the king passed by, the prophet called out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the middle of the battle, and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man; if for any reason he is missing, then your life shall be required for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’

2 Kings 10:24

Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside for himself and said, “If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, the one who lets him go shall forfeit his own life for that man’s life.”

Exodus 21:30

If a ransom is demanded of him [in return for his life], then he shall give whatever is demanded for the redemption of his life.

Judges 9:7-20

When they told Jotham, he went and stood at the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted to them, “Hear me, O men of Shechem, so that God may hear you.

2 Samuel 12:1-7

And the Lord sent Nathan [the prophet] to David. He came and said to him,“There were two men in a city, one rich and the other poor.

2 Samuel 14:5-7

The king asked her, “What is the matter?” She said, “Truly I am a widow; my husband is dead.

1 Kings 20:42

He said to the king, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have released from your hand the man [Ben-hadad] whom I had devoted to destruction, your life shall be required for his life, and your people for his people.’”

Job 36:18


“Do not let wrath entice you into scoffing;
And do not let the greatness and the extent of the ransom turn you aside.

Psalm 49:7


None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him—

Proverbs 6:35


He will not accept any ransom [offered to buy him off from demanding full punishment];
Nor will he be satisfied though you offer him many gifts (bribes).

Proverbs 13:8


The ransom for a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor man does not even have to listen to a rebuke or threats [from the envious].

Mark 12:1-12

Jesus began to speak to them [the chief priests, scribes and elders who were questioning Him] in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a wall around it, and dug a pit for the wine press and built a tower; and he rented it out to tenant farmers and left the country.

1 Peter 1:18-19

For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

Bible References

Thy servant

Judges 9:7
When they told Jotham, he went and stood at the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted to them, “Hear me, O men of Shechem, so that God may hear you.
2 Samuel 12:1
And the Lord sent Nathan [the prophet] to David. He came and said to him,“There were two men in a city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Samuel 14:5
The king asked her, “What is the matter?” She said, “Truly I am a widow; my husband is dead.
Mark 12:1
Jesus began to speak to them [the chief priests, scribes and elders who were questioning Him] in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a wall around it, and dug a pit for the wine press and built a tower; and he rented it out to tenant farmers and left the country.

Thy life

1 Kings 20:42
He said to the king, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have released from your hand the man [Ben-hadad] whom I had devoted to destruction, your life shall be required for his life, and your people for his people.’”
2 Kings 10:24
Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside for himself and said, “If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, the one who lets him go shall forfeit his own life for that man’s life.”

Or else

Exodus 21:30
If a ransom is demanded of him [in return for his life], then he shall give whatever is demanded for the redemption of his life.
Job 36:18

“Do not let wrath entice you into scoffing;
And do not let the greatness and the extent of the ransom turn you aside.
Psalm 49:7

None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him—
Proverbs 6:35

He will not accept any ransom [offered to buy him off from demanding full punishment];
Nor will he be satisfied though you offer him many gifts (bribes).
Proverbs 13:8

The ransom for a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor man does not even have to listen to a rebuke or threats [from the envious].
1 Peter 1:18
For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,