Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
Before the lord
General references
Bible References
A mighty
Genesis 6:4
There were giants in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore sons to them, the same became mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 25:27
And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was an upright man, remaining in the tents.
Genesis 27:30
And it came to pass as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
Jeremiah 16:16
Behold, I send many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after, will I send many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
Ezekiel 13:18
And say, Thus hath the Lord GOD said; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Must ye hunt the souls of my people to maintain thus your own life?
Micah 7:2
The merciful man of the earth is missing: and there is no one upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt each man his brother with a net.
Before the lord
Genesis 6:11
The earth corrupted itself before God, and the earth filled itself with violence.
Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
Even
2 Chronicles 28:22
Furthermore, king Ahaz in the time of his distress trespassed even more against the LORD,
Psalm 52:7
Behold, this is the man that did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
General references
1 Chronicles 1:10
And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be mighty upon the earth.