DIPLOMACY
General scriptures concerning 1CO 9:20-23
See TACT
INSTANCES OF
Of Abimelech GEN 21:22,23; 26:26-31
The Gibeonites, in securing a treaty with the Israelites through deception JOS 9:3-16
Of Jephthah, with the king of Moab, unsuccessful JDG 11:12-28
Of Abigail 1SA 25:23-31
Of Hiram, to secure the good will of David 2SA 5:11
Of Toi, to promote the friendship of David 2SA 8:10
David, in sending Hushai Absalom's court 2SA 15:32-37; 16:15-19; 17:1-14
The wise woman of Abel 2SA 20:16-22
Absalom winning the people 2SA 15:2-6
Solomon, in his alliance with Hiram 1KI 5:1-12; 9:10-14,26,27; 10:11
By intermarriage with other nations 1KI 1:1-5
Ambassadors from Ben-hadad to Ahab 1KI 20:31-34
Jehoash purchases peace from Hazael 2KI 12:18
Ahaz purchases assistance from the king of Assyria 2KI 16:7-9
Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce Jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue 2KI 18:17-37; 19:1-13; ISA 36:11-22
Sanballat, in prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem by Nehemiah NEH 6
The people of Tyre and Sidon, in securing the favor of Herod (Agrippa I) ACT 12:20-22
Paul, in arraying the Pharisees and Sadducees against each other at his trial ACT 23:6-10
Paul, in circumcising Timothy ACT 16:3
Paul, in performing certain temple services to placate Jewish believers ACT 21:20-25; with GAL 6:12
Corrupt practices in: The officers of Nebuchadnezzars court to secure the destruction of Daniel DAN 6:4-15
