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
and the mariners are afraid, and cry each unto his god, and cast the goods that are in the ship into the sea, to make it light of them; and Jonah hath gone down unto the sides of the vessel, and he lieth down, and is fast asleep.
Psalm 107:28
And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.
Isaiah 26:16
O Jehovah, in distress they missed Thee, They have poured out a whisper, Thy chastisement is on them.

Let

Genesis 9:6
whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.
Deuteronomy 21:8
receive atonement for Thy people Israel, whom Thou hast ransomed, O Jehovah, and suffer not innocent blood in the midst of Thy people Israel; and the blood hath been pardoned to them,
Acts 28:4
And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said unto one another, 'Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not suffer to live;'

For

Psalm 115:3
And our God is in the heavens, All that He hath pleased He hath done.
Psalm 135:6
All that Jehovah pleased He hath done, In the heavens and in earth, In the seas and all deep places,
Daniel 4:34
And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, mine eyes to the heavens have lifted up, and mine understanding unto me returneth, and the Most High I have blessed, and the Age-during Living One I have praised and honoured, whose dominion is a dominion age-during, and His kingdom with generation and generation;
Matthew 11:26
Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee.
Ephesians 1:9
having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,

General references

Deuteronomy 19:10
and innocent blood is not shed in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance, and there hath been upon thee blood.
Psalm 106:30
And Phinehas standeth, and executeth judgment, And the plague is restrained,
Psalm 107:28
And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.