Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

Melted away

Bible References

Melted away

Psalm 58:7
Let such men flow away like waters that disperse themselves: He prepareth his arrow, Like grass let them be cut down:
Psalm 68:2
As smoke is driven about, Let them be driven about, - As wax is melted before a fire, Let the lawless perish before God.

Beating down

1 Samuel 14:20
And Saul and all the people that were with him gathered themselves together, and came as far as the host, - and lo! the sword of every man was against his fellow, an exceeding great confusion.
Judges 7:22
When the three hundred blew the horns, Yahweh set the sword of every man, against his neighbour, and against all the host, - and the host fled, as far as the Place of Acacias, towards Zererath, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.
2 Chronicles 20:22
And, when they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh had set liers-in-wait against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who were coming against Judah, and they were smitten.
Isaiah 19:2
And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, And they shall fight - Every one against his brother and Every one against his neighbour, - City against city, and Kingdom against kingdom.