Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

Behold

Bible References

Behold

2 Kings 1:10
And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And fire came down from heaven, that consumed him and his fifty.

Let my life

1 Samuel 26:21
Then Saul said, I have sinned; return, my son David; for I will do no more harm unto thee because my life was precious in thine eyes today. Behold, I have played the fool and have erred exceedingly.
Psalm 49:8
(for the redemption of their soul is of great price, and they shall never pay it)
Psalm 72:14
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Psalm 116:15
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his merciful ones.
Proverbs 6:26
For by means of a whorish woman a man is reduced to a piece of bread, and the woman will hunt the precious soul of the man.
Matthew 16:25
For whosoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Acts 20:24
But none of these things move me, neither do I count my life dear unto myself, only that I might finish my course with joy and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.