DIPLOMACY

General scriptures concerning

1Co 9:20-23

See TACT

INSTANCES OF

Of Abimelech

Ge 21:22,23; 26:26-31

The Gibeonites, in securing a treaty with the Israelites through deception

Jos 9:3-16

Of Jephthah, with the king of Moab, unsuccessful

Jud 11:12-28

Of Abigail

1Sa 25:23-31

Of Hiram, to secure the good will of David

2Sa 5:11

Of Toi, to promote the friendship of David

2Sa 8:10

David, in sending Hushai Absalom's court

2Sa 15:32-37; 16:15-19; 17:1-14

The wise woman of Abel

2Sa 20:16-22

Absalom winning the people

2Sa 15:2-6

Solomon, in his alliance with Hiram

1Ki 5:1-12; 9:10-14,26,27; 10:11

By intermarriage with other nations

1Ki 1:1-5

Ambassadors from Ben-hadad to Ahab

1Ki 20:31-34

Jehoash purchases peace from Hazael

2Ki 12:18

Ahaz purchases assistance from the king of Assyria

2Ki 16:7-9

Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce Jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue

2Ki 18:17-37; 19:1-13; Isa 36:11-22

Sanballat, in prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem by Nehemiah

Ne 6

The people of Tyre and Sidon, in securing the favor of Herod (Agrippa I)

Ac 12:20-22

Paul, in arraying the Pharisees and Sadducees against each other at his trial

Ac 23:6-10

Paul, in circumcising Timothy

Ac 16:3

Paul, in performing certain temple services to placate Jewish believers

Ac 21:20-25; with Ga 6:12

Corrupt practices in

The officers of Nebuchadnezzars court to secure the destruction of Daniel

Da 6:4-15