Jonah 1:10

Then the men became extremely frightened and they said to him, “How could you do this?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

Job 27:22

“For it will hurl at him without sparing;
He will surely try to flee from its power.

Joshua 7:25

Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day.” And all Israel stoned them with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.

2 Samuel 24:3

But Joab said to the king, “Now may the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?”

Daniel 5:6-9

Then the king’s face grew pale and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints went slack and his knees began knocking together.

John 19:8

Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid;

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Summary

Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

Were

Exceedingly afraid

General references

Bible References

Were

John 19:8
Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid;

Exceedingly afraid

Daniel 5:6
Then the king’s face grew pale and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints went slack and his knees began knocking together.

Why

Joshua 7:25
Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day.” And all Israel stoned them with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.
2 Samuel 24:3
But Joab said to the king, “Now may the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?”

He fled

Jonah 1:3
But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
Job 27:22
“For it will hurl at him without sparing;
He will surely try to flee from its power.

General references

Psalm 139:7
Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?