Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
Peaceably even upon the fattest
Forecast his devices
Bible References
Peaceably even upon the fattest
Judges 9:4
And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.
Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
Proverbs 19:6
Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
Forecast his devices
Daniel 7:25
He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.
Proverbs 23:7
for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Ezekiel 38:10
"Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme
Matthew 9:4
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?