Quotes About Politics

So Davidís friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

And Davidís friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your fatherís concubines, whom he has left to keep the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”

Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”

So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”

King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.

Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.

When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

So in the twenty-seventh year of Asaís reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.

As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.

However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,

After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over the kingís face. So Ben-hadad died, and Hazael reigned in his place.

In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.

So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.

And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.

Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.

As for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.

Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.

Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the kingís palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.