Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
All the desire
General references
Bible References
All the desire
Deuteronomy 18:6
And if a Levite come from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;
2 Samuel 3:21
And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with you, and that you may reign over all that your heart desires. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
Psalm 112:10
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Our part
1 Kings 21:11
And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
2 Kings 10:5
And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the guardians of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are your servants, and will do all that you shall bid us; we will not make any king: do you that which is good in your eyes.
Psalm 54:3
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
Proverbs 29:26
Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment comes from the LORD.
General references
Proverbs 16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him into the way that is not good.
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler hearkens to lies, all his servants are wicked.