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.
Thy servant
Thy life
Bible References
Thy servant
Judges 9:7
When they told Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and called to them:
Listen to me, lords of Shechem,
and may God listen to you:
and may God listen to you:
2 Samuel 12:1
So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he arrived, he said to him:
There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Samuel 14:5
“What’s the matter?” the king asked her.
“To tell the truth, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said.
“To tell the truth, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said.
Mark 12:1
Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
Thy life
1 Kings 20:42
The prophet said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Because you released from your hand the man I had set apart for destruction, it will be your life in place of his life and your people in place of his people.’”
2 Kings 10:24
Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.
Now Jehu had stationed 80 men outside, and he warned them, “Whoever allows any of the men I am delivering into your hands to escape will forfeit his life for theirs.”
Now Jehu had stationed 80 men outside, and he warned them, “Whoever allows any of the men I am delivering into your hands to escape will forfeit his life for theirs.”
Or else
Exodus 21:30
If instead a ransom is demanded of him, he can pay a redemption price for his life in the full amount demanded from him.
Job 36:18 Be careful that no one lures you with riches;
do not let a large ransom lead you astray.
do not let a large ransom
Psalm 49:7 Yet these cannot redeem a person
or pay his ransom to God—
or pay his ransom to God
Proverbs 6:35 He will not be appeased by anything
or be persuaded by lavish gifts.
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or be persuaded by lavish gifts.
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Proverbs 13:8 Riches are a ransom for a man’s life,
but a poor man hears no threat.
but a poor man hears no threat.
1 Peter 1:18
For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from the fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold,