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Diplomacy

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

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.