"Or what king as he goes forth to join battle with another king in war does not sit down first and deliberate whether he can meet with ten thousand men the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand?

It was during these days that Peter stood up among the brothers??he whole number of persons present was about one hundred and twenty??nd said:

And round about the throne were four and twenty Elders seated, who were clothed in white raiment, with golden crowns upon their heads.

the four and twenty Elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying.

When he took the book, the four Living Creatures and the four and twenty Elders fell down before the Lamb. And each had a harp and a golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Then the four and twenty Elders who are seated before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshiped God,

Then the four and twenty Elders and the four beasts fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, "Amen, Hallelujah!"

Nor must we act licentiously, as some of them did, and fell in a single day, twenty-three thousand of them.

Now there were six stone water-jars standing there, according to the Jewish rites of purification, each holding about twenty gallons.

So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; and after a little they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.