1 Kings 20:7

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Summary

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

All the elders

Proverbs 11:14

Mark

2 Kings 5:7

Seeketh mischief

Denied him not

1 Kings 20:4

Bible References

All the elders

Then Solomon will convoke together the old men of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, chiefs of the fathers to the sons of Israel, to king Solomon at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah from the city of David: this is Zion.

And it will be when the king of Israel read the letter, and he will rend his garments and say, Am I God to kill and to make alive, that this one sent to me to gather a man from his leprosy? for surely know ye now, and see that he seeks occasion against me.

And David will counsel with the chiefs of the thousands and the hundreds, to every leader.

And David will convoke together all the chiefs of Israel, the chiefs of the tribes and the chiefs of the divisions serving the king, and the chiefs of the thousands and the chiefs of the hundreds, and the chiefs of all the possessions and the cattle to the king and to his sons, with the eunuchs, and the strong ones, and to every one strong of power to Jerusalem.

In no guidance the people will fall: and salvation in a multitude of counseling.

Mark

Seeketh mischief

He conceiving trouble and he bringing forth vanity, and their belly shall prepare deceit

Behold, lie will bring forth vanity, and he conceived trouble, and he will bring forth falsehood.

He will purpose vanity upon his bed; he will set himself upon a way not good; he will not reject evil

How long will ye set upon a man? ye will kill all of you: as a wall inclining, a wall thrust down.

Who reckoned evils in the heart; all the day they will gather together wars.

Perverseness in his heart, fabricating evil in all time, he will send forth strifes.

He seeking good shall strive after acceptance: and he seeking evil, it shall come to him.

For their heart will meditate destruction, and their lips will speak labor.

And they two kings, their heart for doing evil, and at one table they will speak falsehood; and it shall not prosper: for yet the end at the appointment

Their throat an opened tomb; with their tongues have they used deceit; the poison of asps under their lips:

Denied him not

And the king of Israel will answer and say, According to thy word, my lord the king, to thee am I and all which is to me.