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 gathered the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and ancient lords of the children of Israel, unto him to Jerusalem, to bring up the Ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David which is Zion.

And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he rent his clothes and said, "Am I God, to slay and to make alive, that he should send to me, for to deliver a man from his leprosy? But consider, I pray you, and see how he picketh quarrels with me!"

And David counseled with the Captains of thousands and of hundreds, and with all the lords,

And David gathered together all the lords of Israel: the lords of the tribes, the lords of the companies that ministered to the king by course, the lords over the thousands and over the hundreds, and the lords over all the goods and cattle of the king and of his sons, with the chamberlains, warriors and all active men unto Jerusalem.

Where no good counsel is, there the people decay; but whereas are many that can give counsel, there is wealth.

Mark

Seeketh mischief

He conceiveth travail, he beareth mischief, and his body bringeth forth deceit."

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth ungodliness.

He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.

How long will ye imagine mischief against every man? Ye shall be slain, all of the sort of you; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and like a broken hedge.

which imagine mischief in their hearts, and stir up strife all the day long.

he is ever imagining mischief and frowardness in his heart, and causeth discord.

He that laboureth for honesty findeth his desire; but whoso seeketh after mischief, it shall happen unto him.

For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lips talk of mischief.

These two kings shall be minded to do mischief, and talk of deceit at one table: but they shall not prosper. For why? The end shall not come yet, unto the time appointed.

"Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have deceived." "The poison of Asps is under their lips."

Denied him not

And the king of Israel answered, and said, "My lord king, according to thy saying, I am thine with all I have."