Verse 6

then they said to him,“Say‘Shibboleth!’” If he said,“Sibboleth”(and could not pronounce the word correctly), they grabbed him and executed him right there at the fords of the Jordan. On that day forty-two thousand Ephraimites fell dead.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 69:2 : 2 I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.
• Ps 69:15 : 15 Don’t let the current overpower me! Don’t let the deep swallow me up! Don’t let the Pit devour me!
• Prov 17:14 : 14 Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; abandon strife before it breaks out!
• Prov 18:19 : 19 A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.
• Eccl 10:12 : 12 Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.
• Isa 27:12 : 12 At that time the LORD will shake the tree, from the Euphrates River to the Stream of Egypt. Then you will be gathered up one by one, O Israelites.
• Matt 12:25 : 25 Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them,“Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.
• Matt 26:73 : 73 After a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said,“You really are one of them too– even your accent gives you away!”
• Mark 14:70 : 70 But he denied it again. A short time later the bystanders again said to Peter,“You must be one of them, because you are also a Galilean.”
• Gal 5:15 : 15 However, if you continually bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.