Acts 12:20

And Herod was going to make war upon the Tyrians and Sidonians: but they came to him with one consent, and making interest with Blastus the king's chamberlain, they sued for peace; because their territory was supplied with provision by the king's country.

Matthew 11:21-22

Wo unto thee, Chorazin; wo unto thee, Bethsaida: for if the miracles wrought among you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes:

Luke 14:31-32

Or what king, going to engage with another king in battle, doth not sit down first and consult, whether he be able with ten thousand men to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Luke 16:8

And his master commended the dishonest steward as having acted prudently: for the men of this world are as to their affairs wiser than the children of light.

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Summary

And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.

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Luke 16:8
And his master commended the dishonest steward as having acted prudently: for the men of this world are as to their affairs wiser than the children of light.