Verse 6

then said they to him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he couldn't manage to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time of Ephraim forty-two thousand.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 69:2 : 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
  • Ps 69:15 : 15 Don't let the flood waters overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up. Don't let the pit shut its mouth on me.
  • Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, Therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
  • Prov 18:19 : 19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; And disputes are like the bars of a castle.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
  • Isa 27:12 : 12 It shall happen in that day, that Yahweh will beat off [his fruit] from the flood of the River to the brook of Egypt; and you shall be gathered one by one, you children of Israel.
  • Matt 12:25 : 25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
  • Matt 26:73 : 73 After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, "Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known."
  • Mark 14:70 : 70 But he again denied it. After a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, "You truly are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it."
  • Gal 5:15 : 15 But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don't consume one another.