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 were afraid, and each man cried out to his god; and to lighten the ship [and diminish the danger] they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea. But Jonah had gone below into the hold of the ship and had lain down and was sound asleep.
Psalm 107:28

Then they cried out 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 managed only a prayerful whisper
When Your discipline was upon them.

Let

Genesis 9:6

“Whoever sheds man’s blood [unlawfully],
By man (judicial government) shall his blood 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 put the guilt of innocent blood among Your people Israel.’ And the guilt of blood 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 [the avenging goddess] has not permitted him to live.”

For

Psalm 115:3

But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.
Psalm 135:6

Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—
Daniel 4:34
“But at the end of the days [that is, at the seven periods of time], I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my understanding and reason returned to me; and I blessed the Most High [God] and I praised and honored and glorified 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 good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,

General references

Deuteronomy 19:10
so that innocent blood will not be shed [by blood avengers] in your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and blood guilt will not be on you [for the death of an innocent man].
Psalm 106:30

Then Phinehas [the priest] stood up and interceded,
And so the plague was halted.
Psalm 107:28

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.