Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

Bible References

They

Jonah 1:5
Then the sailors became afraid and every man cried to his god, and they threw the cargo which was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone below into the hold of the ship, lain down and fallen sound asleep.
Psalm 107:28
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
Isaiah 26:16
O Lord, they sought You in distress;
They could only whisper a prayer,
Your chastening was upon them.

Let

Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed,
For in the image of God
He made man.
Deuteronomy 21:8
Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, O Lord, and do not place the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.’ And the bloodguiltiness shall be forgiven them.
Acts 28:4
When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.”

For

Psalm 115:3
But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.
Psalm 135:6
Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
Daniel 4:34
“But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever;
For His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
Matthew 11:26
Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.
Ephesians 1:9
He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him

General references

Deuteronomy 19:10
So innocent blood will not be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance, and bloodguiltiness be on you.
Psalm 106:30
Then Phinehas stood up and interposed,
And so the plague was stayed.
Psalm 107:28
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.