Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.

They said one

Some mischief will come upon us

Bible References

They said one

2 Kings 7:3
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why do we sit here until we die?
Haggai 1:4
“Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while this house lies desolate?”

This day

2 Kings 7:6
For the Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.”
Isaiah 41:27
Formerly I said to Zion, ‘Behold, here they are.’
And to Jerusalem, ‘I will give a messenger of good news.’
Isaiah 52:7
How lovely on the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace
And brings good news of happiness,
Who announces salvation,
And says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Nahum 1:15
Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace!
Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;
Pay your vows.
For never again will the wicked one pass through you;
He is cut off completely.
Luke 2:10
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;
Philippians 2:4
do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

Some mischief will come upon us

2 Kings 5:26
Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money and to receive clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and male and female servants?
Numbers 32:23
But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.
Proverbs 24:16
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.