1Ki 18:4, Isa 37:32-33, Jer 1:18-19, 15:15-21, Act 23:10, 20-35 | ESV | STEP | and when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord , Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water .)

4 and ^awhen Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water.)

Isaiah 37:32-33

32 ^bFor out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. ^cThe zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

33 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there or come before it with a shield or ^dcast up a siege mound against it.

Jeremiah 1:18-19

18 And I, behold, I make you this day ^ea fortified city, ^fan iron pillar, and ^gbronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. 19 ^hThey will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for ⁱI am with you, declares the Lord, to deliver you.”

Jeremiah 15:15-21

15 ^jO Lord, you know;
^kremember me and visit me,
^l, ^mand take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
In your forbearance take me not away;
ⁿknow that ^ofor your sake I bear reproach.
16 Your words were found, ^pand I ate them,
and ^qyour words became to me a joy
and the delight of my heart,
^rfor I am called by your name,
O Lord, God of hosts.
17 ^sI did not sit in the company of revelers,
nor did I rejoice;
^tI sat alone, because your hand was upon me,
for you had filled me with indignation.
18 Why is my pain unceasing,
^umy wound incurable,
refusing to be healed?
Will you be to me ^vlike a deceitful brook,
like waters that fail?
19 Therefore thus says the Lord:
^w“If you return, I will restore you,
and you shall ^xstand before me.
If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless,
you shall be as my mouth.
They shall turn to you,
but you shall not turn to them.
20 ^yAnd I will make you to this people
a fortified wall of bronze;
they will fight against you,
^zbut they shall not prevail over you,
^aafor I am with you
to save you and deliver you,

declares the Lord.
21 ^abI will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked,
and redeem you from the grasp of ^acthe ruthless.”

Acts 23:10

10 And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into ^adthe barracks.

Acts 23:20-35

20 And he said, ^ae“The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more closely about him. 21 But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who ^afhave bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent.” 22 So the tribune dismissed the young man, charging him, “Tell no one that you have informed me of these things.”

Paul Sent to Felix the Governor

23 Then he called two of the centurions and said, “Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night. ^{▼▼That is, 9 p.m.} 24 Also provide mounts for Paul to ride and bring him safely to ^ahFelix ^aithe governor.” 25 And he wrote a letter to this effect:

26 “Claudius Lysias, to ^ajhis Excellency the governor Felix, ^akgreetings. 27 ^alThis man was seized by the Jews and ^amwas about to be killed by them ^anwhen I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, ^aohaving learned that he was a Roman citizen. 28 And ^apdesiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council. 29 I found that he was being accused ^aqabout questions of their law, but ^archarged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment. 30 ^asAnd when it was disclosed to me ^atthat there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ^auordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him.”

31 So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 And on the next day they returned to ^avthe barracks, letting the horsemen go on with him. 33 When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him. 34 On reading the letter, he asked what ^awprovince he was from. And when he learned ^axthat he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, “I will give you a hearing ^aywhen your accusers arrive.” And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod’s ^azpraetorium.