When they sawhim from a distanceand beforehe camecloseto them, they plottedagainsthim to puthim to death.
So Esauborea grudgeagainstJacobbecauseof the blessingwith whichhis fatherhad blessedhim; and Esausaidto himself,"The daysof mourningfor my fatherare near;then I will killmy brotherJacob."
They saidto oneanother,"Herecomesthisdreamer!
When Joseph'sbrotherssawthat their fatherwas dead,they said,"What if Josephbearsa grudgeagainstus and paysus backin fullfor allthe wrongwhichwe didto him!"
"As for you, you meantevilagainstme, [but] Godmeantit for goodin orderto bringaboutthispresentresult, to preservemanypeoplealive.
He turnedtheir heartto hateHis people,To dealcraftilywith His servants.
In returnfor my lovethey actas my accusers;But I am [in] prayer.
For I have heardthe slanderof many,Terroris on everyside;While they tookcounseltogetheragainstme, They schemedto takeaway my life.
But as for me, I trustin You, O LORD,I say,"You are my God."
The wickedplotsagainst the righteousAnd gnashesat him with his teeth.
The wickedspiesupon the righteousAnd seeksto killhim.
They bandthemselves togetheragainstthe lifeof the righteousAnd condemnthe innocentto death.
"But when the vine-growerssawthe son,they saidamongthemselves,'Thisis the heir;come,let us killhim and seizehis inheritance.'
Nowwhen morningcame,allthe chief priestsand the eldersof the peopleconferredtogether againstJesusto put Him to death;
"But thosevine-growerssaidto one another,'Thisis the heir;come,let us killhim, and the inheritancewill be ours!'
Nowthe Passoverand UnleavenedBread were twodaysaway;and the chief priestsand the scribeswere seekinghowto seizeHim by stealthand kill[Him];
Sofrom that dayon they planned togetherto killHim.
When it was day,the Jewsformed a conspiracyand boundthemselvesunder an oath,sayingthat they would neithereatnordrinkuntilthey had killedPaul.
Now SaultoldJonathanhis sonand allhis servantsto putDavidto death.But Jonathan,Saul'sson,greatlydelightedin David.
