Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

Bible References

The chief

Acts 21:31
While they were trying to kill him, a report came up to the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
Acts 23:23
Then he called two of the centurions and said, "At the third hour of the night get ready two hundred soldiers with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea.

Great

Acts 21:35
When he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob;
Acts 23:10
The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them and ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.