1 Kings 21:7
New International Version
7 Jezebel his wife said, “Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I’ll get you the vineyard(A) of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
Micah 7:3
New International Version
Micah 2:1-2
New International Version
Human Plans and God’s Plans
Daniel 5:19-21
New International Version
19 Because of the high position he gave him, all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death;(A) those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled.(B) 20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride,(C) he was deposed from his royal throne(D) and stripped(E) of his glory.(F) 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign(G) over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.(H)
Ecclesiastes 8:4
New International Version
4 Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him, “What are you doing?(A)”
Ecclesiastes 4:1
New International Version
Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness
4 Again I looked and saw all the oppression(A) that was taking place under the sun:
I saw the tears of the oppressed—
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
and they have no comforter.(B)
Proverbs 30:31
New International Version
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and a king secure against revolt.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
1 Kings 21:15-16
New International Version
15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard(A) of Naboth the Jezreelite that he refused to sell you. He is no longer alive, but dead.” 16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of Naboth’s vineyard.
2 Samuel 13:4
New International Version
4 He asked Amnon, “Why do you, the king’s son, look so haggard morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?”
Amnon said to him, “I’m in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
1 Samuel 8:14
New International Version
14 He will take the best of your(A) fields and vineyards(B) and olive groves and give them to his attendants.(C)
1 Samuel 8:4
New International Version
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