Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

General references

Bible References

Let not my

1 Samuel 2:9
He guards the steps of His faithful ones,
but the wicked perish in darkness,
for a man does not prevail by his own strength.
1 Samuel 25:29
“When someone pursues you and attempts to take your life, my lord’s life will be tucked safely in the place where the Lord your God protects the living. However, He will fling away your enemies’ lives like stones from a sling.

The king

1 Samuel 24:14
Who has the king of Israel come after? What are you chasing after? A dead dog? A flea?
Matthew 26:47
While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. A large mob, with swords and clubs, was with him from the chief priests and elders of the people.

General references

Jeremiah 37:18
Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “How have I sinned against you or your servants or these people that you have put me in prison?

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