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Diplomacy
Nave’s Topical Bible, 1897 · source
- General scriptures concerning 1 Corinthians 9:20–23
- See Tact
- INSTANCES OF
- Of Abimelech Genesis 21:22Genesis 21:23Genesis 26:26–31
- The Gibeonites, in securing a treaty with the Israelites through deception Joshua 9:3–16
- Of Jephthah, with the king of Moab, unsuccessful Judges 11:12–28
- Of Abigail 1 Samuel 25:23–31
- Of Hiram, to secure the good will of David 2 Samuel 5:11
- Of Toi, to promote the friendship of David 2 Samuel 8:10
- David, in sending Hushai Absalom's court 2 Samuel 15:32–372 Samuel 16:15–192 Samuel 17:1–14
- The wise woman of Abel 2 Samuel 20:16–22
- Absalom winning the people 2 Samuel 15:2–6
- Solomon, in his alliance with Hiram 1 Kings 5:1–121 Kings 9:10–141 Kings 9:261 Kings 9:271 Kings 10:11
- By intermarriage with other nations 1 Kings 1:1–5
- Ambassadors from Ben-hadad to Ahab 1 Kings 20:31–34
- Jehoash purchases peace from Hazael 2 Kings 12:18
- Ahaz purchases assistance from the king of Assyria 2 Kings 16:7–9
- Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce Jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue 2 Kings 18:17–372 Kings 19:1–13Isaiah 36:11–22
- Sanballat, in the rebuilding of Jerusalem by Nehemiah Nehemiah 6
- The people of Tyre and Sidon, in securing the favor of Herod (Agrippa I) Acts 12:20–22
- Paul, in arraying the and against each other at his trial Acts 23:6–10
- Paul, in circumcising Timothy Acts 16:3
- Paul, in performing certain temple services to placate Jewish believers ACT 21:20-25; with Galatians 6:12
- Corrupt practices in: The officers of Nebuchadnezzars court to secure the destruction of Daniel Daniel 6:4–15