Bible Cross References
the princes
Jeremiah 26:11
Then the priests and the prophets said to the leaders and to the people, "This man deserves to be sentenced to death because he has spoken against our city. You heard him with your own ears."
Jeremiah 26:21-23
21
When King Jehoiakim and his soldiers and officials heard what Uriah had said, the king tried to have him killed. But Uriah heard about it; so he fled in terror and escaped to Egypt.
22
King Jehoiakim, however, sent Elnathan son of Achbor and some other men to Egypt to get Uriah.
23
They brought him back to King Jehoiakim, who had him killed and his body thrown into the public burial ground.)
Jeremiah 36:12-16
12
Then he went to the royal palace, to the room of the court secretary, where all the officials were in session. Elishama, the court secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials were there.
13
Micaiah told them everything that he had heard Baruch read to the people.
14
Then the officials sent Jehudi (the son of Nethaniah, grandson of Shelemiah, and great-grandson of Cushi) to tell Baruch to bring the scroll that he had read to the people. Baruch brought them the scroll.
15
"Sit down," they said, "and read the scroll to us." So Baruch did.
16
After he had read it, they turned to one another in alarm and said to Baruch, "We must report this to the king."
2 Chronicles 24:21
King Joash joined in a conspiracy against Zechariah, and on the king's orders the people stoned Zechariah in the Temple courtyard.
Ezekiel 22:27
The government officials are like wolves tearing apart the animals they have killed. They commit murder in order to get rich.
Micah 3:1-3
1
Listen, you rulers of Israel! You are supposed to be concerned about justice,
2
yet you hate what is good and you love what is evil. You skin my people alive and tear the flesh off their bones.
3
You eat my people up. You strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot.
Zephaniah 3:1-3
1
Jerusalem is doomed, that corrupt, rebellious city that oppresses its own people.
2
It has not listened to the LORD or accepted his discipline. It has not put its trust in the LORD or asked for his help.
3
Its officials are like roaring lions; its judges are like hungry wolves, too greedy to leave a bone until morning.
thus
Exodus 5:4
The king said to Moses and Aaron, "What do you mean by making the people neglect their work? Get those slaves back to work!
1 Kings 18:17
When Ahab saw him, he said, "So there you are---the worst troublemaker in Israel!"
1 Kings 18:18
"I'm not the troublemaker," Elijah answered. "You are---you and your father. You are disobeying the LORD's commands and worshiping the idols of Baal.
1 Kings 21:20
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said, "Have you caught up with me, my enemy?" "Yes, I have," Elijah answered. "You have devoted yourself completely to doing what is wrong in the LORD's sight.
Ezra 4:12
"We want Your Majesty to know that the Jews who came here from your other territories have settled in Jerusalem and are rebuilding that evil and rebellious city. They have begun to rebuild the walls and will soon finish them.
Nehemiah 6:9
They were trying to frighten us into stopping work. I prayed, "But now, God, make me strong!"
Amos 7:10
Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, then sent a report to King Jeroboam of Israel: "Amos is plotting against you among the people. His speeches will destroy the country.
Luke 23:2
where they began to accuse him: "We caught this man misleading our people, telling them not to pay taxes to the Emperor and claiming that he himself is the Messiah, a king."
John 11:46-50
46
But some of them returned to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
47
So the Pharisees and the chief priests met with the Council and said, "What shall we do? Look at all the miracles this man is performing!
48
If we let him go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Roman authorities will take action and destroy our Temple and our nation!"
49
One of them, named Caiaphas, who was High Priest that year, said, "What fools you are!
50
Don't you realize that it is better for you to have one man die for the people, instead of having the whole nation destroyed?"
Acts 16:20
They brought them before the Roman officials and said, "These men are Jews, and they are causing trouble in our city.
Acts 17:6
But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city authorities and shouted, "These men have caused trouble everywhere! Now they have come to our city,
Acts 24:5
We found this man to be a dangerous nuisance; he starts riots among Jews all over the world and is a leader of the party of the Nazarenes.
Acts 28:22
But we would like to hear your ideas, because we know that everywhere people speak against this party to which you belong."
welfare
Jeremiah 29:7
Work for the good of the cities where I have made you go as prisoners. Pray to me on their behalf, because if they are prosperous, you will be prosperous too.