Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.

Bible References

I may avenge

Deuteronomy 32:35
To me belong vengeance and recompense. In due time their feet will slip, because their time of calamity is near and the things prepared for them draw near.
Psalm 94:1
God of vengeance, LORD God of vengeance, display your splendor!
Matthew 23:35
As a result, you will be held accountable for all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Berechiah's son Zechariah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
Luke 18:7
Won't God grant his chosen people justice when they cry out to him day and night? Is he slow to help them?
Romans 12:19
Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me. I will pay them back, declares the Lord."
Romans 13:4
For they are God's servants, working for your good.
Hebrews 10:30
For we know the one who said, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay them back," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."
Revelation 6:9
When the lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given.
Revelation 18:20
Be happy about her, heaven, saints, apostles, and prophets, for God has condemned her for you!"
Revelation 19:2
His judgments are true and just. He has condemned the notorious prostitute who corrupted the world with her immorality. He has taken revenge on her for the blood of his servants."

At the hand

2 Kings 9:32
Jehu looked up toward the window and called out, "Who is on my side? Who?" When two or three eunuchs looked out at him,
1 Kings 18:4
had taken 100 prophets and had hidden them by fifties in a cave, providing them with food and water when Jezebel was trying to destroy the LORD's prophets.
1 Kings 21:15
When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she told Ahab, "Get up and confiscate Naboth's vineyard that he refused to sell you for cash. Naboth the Jezreelite isn't alive anymore. He's dead!"

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