Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
The elders
Ere the messenger
See ye how
Son of a murderer
The sound
General references
Bible References
The elders
Ezekiel 8:1
On the fifth day of the sixth month in the sixth year, I was sitting in my home. Judah's older men were sitting in front of me. The power of the Lord Jehovah came over me.
Ezekiel 14:1
Some of Israel's elders came to me and sat down in front of me.
Ezekiel 20:1
Seven years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylon, some of Israel's leaders came to me on the tenth day of the fifth month. They sat down and asked for a message from Jehovah.
Ezekiel 33:31
Then they come to you, as if they are still my people, and they sit down in front of you. They listen to what you say, but they do not do it. They say that they love me, but in their hearts they chase dishonest profits.
Ere the messenger
2 Kings 6:12
One of his servants said: No one is, Your Majesty. The prophet Elisha tells the king of Israel what you say even in the privacy of your own bedroom.
2 Kings 5:26
Elisha said: Was I there in spirit when the man got out of his chariot to meet you? This is no time to accept money and clothes, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, or servants!
See ye how
Luke 13:32
Jesus told them: Go tell that fox I cast out demons and heal people today and tomorrow. On the third day my work will be finished.
Son of a murderer
1 Kings 18:4
When Jezebel massacred the prophets of Jehovah, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and hid them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.
1 Kings 21:10
Get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.
The sound
1 Kings 14:6
Ahijah heard her coming in the door and said: Come in. I know you are Jeroboam's wife. Why do you pretend to be someone else? I have bad news for you.
General references
2 Kings 5:9
Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the entrance to Elisha's house.