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
They gave him seventy [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 19:6
Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, 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 he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
Proverbs 23:7
for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Ezekiel 38:10
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: It shall happen in that day, that things shall come into your mind, and you shall devise an evil device:
Matthew 9:4
Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?