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