POLITICS

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• 2 Samuel 15:2

  Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. When any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, “What city are you from?” He said, “Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.”

• 2 Samuel 15:3

  Absalom said to him, “Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you.”

• 2 Samuel 15:4

  Absalom said moreover, “Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!”

• 2 Samuel 15:5

  It was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

• 2 Samuel 15:6

  Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

• 2 Samuel 15:24

  Behold, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down God’s ark; and Abiathar went up, until all the people finished passing out of the city.

• 2 Samuel 15:25

  The king said to Zadok, “Carry God’s ark back into the city. If I find favor in Yahweh’s eyes, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation;

• 2 Samuel 15:26

  but if he says, ‘I have no delight in you;’ behold, here am I. Let him do to me as seems good to him.”

• 2 Samuel 15:27

  The king said also to Zadok the priest, “Aren’t you a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

• 2 Samuel 15:28

  Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness, until word comes from you to inform me.”

• 2 Samuel 15:29

  Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried God’s ark to Jerusalem again; and they stayed there.

• 2 Samuel 20:16

  Then a wise woman cried out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’”

• 2 Samuel 20:17

  He came near to her; and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your servant.” He answered, “I’m listening.”

• 2 Samuel 20:18

  Then she spoke, saying, “They used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;’ and so they settled a matter.

• 2 Samuel 20:19

  I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up Yahweh’s inheritance?”

• 2 Samuel 20:20

  Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

• 2 Samuel 20:21

  The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Just deliver him, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”

• 2 Samuel 20:22

  Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

• 1 Kings 1:11

  Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it?

• 1 Kings 1:12

  Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and your son Solomon’s life.

• 1 Kings 1:13

  Go in to king David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord, king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?” Why then does Adonijah reign?’

• 1 Kings 1:14

  Behold, while you are still talking there with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm your words.”

• 1 Kings 1:15

  Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.

• 1 Kings 1:16

  Bathsheba bowed, and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?”

• 1 Kings 1:17

  She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’

• 1 Kings 1:18

  Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.

• 1 Kings 1:19

  He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn’t called Solomon your servant.

• 1 Kings 1:20

  You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

• 1 Kings 1:21

  Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.”

• 1 Kings 1:22

  Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.

• 1 Kings 1:23

  They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

• 1 Kings 1:24

  Nathan said, “My lord, king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?’

• 1 Kings 1:25

  For he has gone down today, and has slain cattle, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live king Adonijah!’

• 1 Kings 1:26

  But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.

• 1 Kings 1:27

  Was this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven’t shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”

• 1 Kings 1:28

  Then king David answered, “Call Bathsheba in to me.” She came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.

• 1 Kings 1:29

  The king swore, and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

• 1 Kings 1:30

  most certainly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;’ I will most certainly do this today.”

• 1 Kings 1:31

  Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and showed respect to the king, and said, “Let my lord king David live forever!”

• 1 Kings 1:32

  King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king.

• 1 Kings 1:33

  The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.

• 1 Kings 1:34

  Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, ‘Long live king Solomon!’

• 1 Kings 1:35

  Then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.”

• 1 Kings 1:36

  Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so.

• 1 Kings 1:37

  As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.”

• 1 Kings 1:38

  So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

• 1 Kings 1:39

  Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live king Solomon!”

• 1 Kings 1:40

  All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.

• Psalms 12:8

  The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.

• Daniel 6:4

  Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

• Daniel 6:5

  Then these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

• Daniel 6:6

  Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live forever.

• Daniel 6:7

  All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

• Daniel 6:8

  Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.

• Daniel 6:9

  Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

• Daniel 6:10

  When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his room toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.

• Daniel 6:11

  Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.

• Daniel 6:12

  Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree: Haven’t you signed a decree that every man who makes a petition to any god or man within thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.

• Daniel 6:13

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn’t respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.

• Daniel 6:14

  Then the king, when he heard these words, was very displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored until the going down of the sun to rescue him.

• Daniel 6:15

  Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree nor statute which the king establishes may be changed.

• Matthew 14:3

  For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

• Matthew 14:4

  For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

• Matthew 14:5

  When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

• Matthew 14:6

  But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

• Matthew 14:7

  Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

• Matthew 14:8

  She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”

• Matthew 14:9

  The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

• Matthew 14:10

  and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

• Matthew 14:11

  His head was brought on a platter, and given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

• Matthew 20:20

  Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.

• Matthew 20:21

  He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”

• Matthew 20:22

  But Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to him, “We are able.”

• Matthew 20:23

  He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

• Matthew 27:23

  But the governor said, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, saying, “Let him be crucified!”

• Matthew 27:24

  So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it.”

• Matthew 27:25

  All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”

• Matthew 27:26

  Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.

• Matthew 27:27

  Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.

• Mark 6:17

  For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her.

• Mark 6:18

  For John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

• Mark 6:19

  Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t,

• Mark 6:20

  for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he did many things, and he heard him gladly.

• Mark 6:21

  Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.

• Mark 6:22

  When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”

• Mark 6:23

  He swore to her, “Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”

• Mark 6:24

  She went out, and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John the Baptizer.”

• Mark 6:25

  She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”

• Mark 6:26

  The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

• Mark 6:27

  Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

• Mark 6:28

  and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

• Mark 15:15

  Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.

• Luke 23:13

  Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

• Luke 23:14

  and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.

• Luke 23:15

  Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

• Luke 23:16

  I will therefore chastise him and release him.”

• Luke 23:17

  Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.

• Luke 23:18

  But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!” —

• Luke 23:19

  one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.

• Luke 23:20

  Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,

• Luke 23:21

  but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”

• Luke 23:22

  He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”

• Luke 23:23

  But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.

• Luke 23:24

  Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.

• Luke 23:25

  He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.

• John 18:38

  Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, “I find no basis for a charge against him.

• John 18:39

  But you have a custom, that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

• John 19:4

  Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”

• John 19:5

  Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the man!”

• John 19:6

  When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him.”

• John 19:7

  The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”

• John 19:8

  When therefore Pilate heard this saying, he was more afraid.

• John 19:9

  He entered into the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

• John 19:10

  Pilate therefore said to him, “Aren’t you speaking to me? Don’t you know that I have power to release you, and have power to crucify you?”

• John 19:11

  Jesus answered, “You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”

• John 19:12

  At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you aren’t Caesar’s friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!”

• John 19:13

  When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called “The Pavement”, but in Hebrew, “Gabbatha.”