-(Statecraft) -CORRUPTION IN Psalm 12:8 .In the court .Of Ahasuerus Esther 3 .Of Darius Daniel 6:4-15
-INSTANCES OF Absalom, electioneering for the throne 2 Samuel 15:2-6 .Pilate, condemning Jesus to
445
gratify the clamoring people Matthew 27:23-27; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:13-25; John 18:38, 39; 19:4-13
-MINISTERS IN .Zadok the priest, a partisan of David 2 Samuel 15:24-29 Nathan, the prophet, influences
the selection of David\’s successor 1 Kings 1:11 -40
-WOMEN IN .The wise woman of Abel who saved the city through diplomacy 2 Samuel 20:16-22 .Bath-
sheba, in securing the crown for Solomon 1 Kings 1 : 1 5-21 .Herodias, in influencing the administration of
Herod Matthew 14:3-11 ; Mark 6: 17-28 .Mother of Zebedee\’s children, in seeking favor for her sons
Matthew 20:20-23 .For influence in
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