Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house on all sides, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.

Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me.

And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them around; they are before my face.

Wherefore, seeing we also are encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,