Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
An oath
Bible References
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Acts 23:12
Now, when daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and solemnly swore not to eat or drink till they had killed Paul.
Acts 9:23
At length the Jews plotted to kill Saul;
Acts 14:5
And when a hostile movement was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with the sanction of their magistrates, to maltreat and stone them,
Acts 20:19
serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews--
Acts 25:3
asking it as a favour, to Paul's prejudice--to have him brought to Jerusalem. They were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
2 Corinthians 11:26
I have served Him by frequent travelling, amid dangers in crossing rivers, dangers from robbers; dangers from my own countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles; dangers in the city, dangers in the Desert, dangers by sea, dangers from spies in our midst;
An oath
Acts 23:14
They went to the High Priests and Elders and said to them, "We have bound ourselves under a heavy curse to take no food till we have killed Paul.
Romans 9:3
For I could pray to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brethren, my human kinsfolk--for such the Israelites are.