Bible Cross References
in summer
1 Samuel 12:17
It's the dry season, isn't it? But I will pray, and the LORD will send thunder and rain. When this happens, you will realize that you committed a great sin against the LORD when you asked him for a king."
1 Samuel 12:18
So Samuel prayed, and on that same day the LORD sent thunder and rain. Then all the people became afraid of the LORD and of Samuel,
so
Proverbs 26:3
You have to whip a horse, you have to bridle a donkey, and you have to beat a fool.
Proverbs 28:16
A ruler without good sense will be a cruel tyrant. One who hates dishonesty will rule a long time.
Judges 9:7
When Jotham heard about this, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim and shouted out to them, "Listen to me, you men of Shechem, and God may listen to you!
Judges 9:20
But if not, may fire blaze out from Abimelech and burn up the men of Shechem and Bethmillo. May fire blaze out from the men of Shechem and Bethmillo and burn Abimelech up."
Judges 9:56
And so it was that God paid Abimelech back for the crime that he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers.
Judges 9:57
God also made the men of Shechem suffer for their wickedness, just as Jotham, Gideon's son, said they would when he cursed them.
Esther 3:1-15
1
Some time later King Xerxes promoted a man named Haman to the position of prime minister. Haman was the son of Hammedatha, a descendant of Agag.
2
The king ordered all the officials in his service to show their respect for Haman by kneeling and bowing to him. They all did so, except for Mordecai, who refused to do it.
3
The other officials in the royal service asked him why he was disobeying the king's command;
4
day after day they urged him to give in, but he would not listen to them. "I am a Jew," he explained, "and I cannot bow to Haman." So they told Haman about this, wondering if he would tolerate Mordecai's conduct.
5
Haman was furious when he realized that Mordecai was not going to kneel and bow to him,
6
and when he learned that Mordecai was a Jew, he decided to do more than punish Mordecai alone. He made plans to kill every Jew in the whole Persian Empire.
7
In the twelfth year of King Xerxes' rule, in the first month, the month of Nisan, Haman ordered the lots to be cast ("purim," they were called) to find out the right day and month to carry out his plot. The thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, was decided on.
8
So Haman told the king, "There is a certain race of people scattered all over your empire and found in every province. They observe customs that are not like those of any other people. Moreover, they do not obey the laws of the empire, so it is not in your best interests to tolerate them.
9
If it please Your Majesty, issue a decree that they are to be put to death. If you do, I guarantee that I will be able to put 375 tons of silver into the royal treasury for the administration of the empire."
10
The king took off his ring, which was used to stamp proclamations and make them official, and gave it to the enemy of the Jewish people, Haman son of Hammedatha, the descendant of Agag.
11
The king told him, "The people and their money are yours; do as you like with them."
12
So on the thirteenth day of the first month Haman called the king's secretaries and dictated a proclamation to be translated into every language and system of writing used in the empire and to be sent to all the rulers, governors, and officials. It was issued in the name of King Xerxes and stamped with his ring.
13
Runners took this proclamation to every province of the empire. It contained the instructions that on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, all Jews---young and old, women and children---were to be killed. They were to be slaughtered without mercy and their belongings were to be taken.
14
The contents of the proclamation were to be made public in every province, so that everyone would be prepared when that day came.
15
At the king's command the decree was made public in the capital city of Susa, and runners carried the news to the provinces. The king and Haman sat down and had a drink while the city of Susa was being thrown into confusion.
Esther 4:6
Hathach went to Mordecai in the city square at the entrance of the palace.
Esther 4:9
Psalm 12:8
Psalm 15:4
They despise those whom God rejects, but honor those who obey the LORD. They always do what they promise, no matter how much it may cost.
Psalm 52:1
Why do you boast, great one, of your evil? God's faithfulness is eternal.
Ecclesiastes 10:5-7
5
Here is an injustice I have seen in the world---an injustice caused by rulers.
6
Stupid people are given positions of authority while the rich are ignored.
7
I have seen slaves on horseback while noblemen go on foot like slaves.