Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

Bible References

Compassed

1 Samuel 19:11
Saul sent agents to David’s house to watch for him and kill him in the morning. But his wife Michal warned David, “If you don’t escape tonight, you will be dead tomorrow!”
1 Samuel 23:26
Saul went along one side of the mountain and David and his men went along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away from Saul, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
Psalm 118:10
All the nations surrounded me;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.
Acts 9:24
but their plot became known to Saul. So they were watching the gates day and night intending to kill him,
2 Corinthians 11:32
In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me,

Kill him

Judges 15:18
He became very thirsty and called out to the Lord: “You have accomplished this great victory through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
Matthew 21:38
“But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance!’
Matthew 27:1
When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
Acts 23:15
So now you, along with the Sanhedrin, make a request to the commander that he bring him down to you as if you were going to investigate his case more thoroughly. However, before he gets near, we are ready to kill him.”

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