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
As they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the high captain of the soldiers, that all Jerusalem was moved.
Acts 23:23
And he called unto him two under captains, saying, "Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten. And spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night.
Proverbs 4:16
For they cannot sleep, except they have first done some mischief: neither take they any rest, except they have first done some harm.

Great

Acts 21:35
And when he came unto a grece, it fortuned that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people:
Acts 23:10
And when there arose great debate, the captain fearing lest Paul should have been plucked asunder of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him from among them, and to bring him into the castle.