Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

The chief

General references

Bible References

Smote

Psalm 105:36

He also struck down all the firstborn in their land,
The first fruits and chief substance of all their strength.
Psalm 135:8

Who struck the firstborn of Egypt,
Both of man and animal;
Psalm 136:10

To Him who struck the firstborn of Egypt,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Exodus 12:12
For I [the Lord] will pass through the land of Egypt on this night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and animal; against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments [exhibiting their worthlessness]. I am the Lord.
Exodus 13:15
For it happened, when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, that the Lord struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animal. Therefore, I sacrifice to the Lord all the males, the first [to be born] of every womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’
Hebrews 11:28
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood [on the doorposts], so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them (the firstborn of Israel).

The chief

Genesis 49:3

“Reuben, you are my firstborn;
My might, the beginning of my strength and vigor,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power [that should have been your birthright].

Tabernacles

Psalm 105:23

Israel also came into Egypt;
Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Psalm 106:22

Wonders in the land of Ham,
Awesome things at the Red Sea.
Genesis 9:22
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw [by accident] the nakedness of his father, and [to his father’s shame] told his two brothers outside.
Genesis 10:6
the sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim [from whom descended the Egyptians], Put, and Canaan;

General references

Exodus 4:23
So I say to you, ‘Let My son go so that he may serve Me’; and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn.”’”
Psalm 136:10

To Him who struck the firstborn of Egypt,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;