1. General Scriptures Concerning 1 Corinthians 9:20-23

2. Reference Concerning

   See Tact

3. Instances Of

   Of Abimelech, Genesis 21:22, 23, 26:26-31

   The Gibeonites, in securing a treaty with the Israelites through deception, Joshua 9:3-16

   Of Jephthah, with the king of Moab, unsuccessful, Judges 11:12-28

   Of Abigail, 1 Samuel 25:23-31

   Of Hiram, to secure the good will of David, 2 Samuel 5:11

   Of Toi, to promote the friendship of David, 2 Samuel 8:10

   David, in sending Hushai Absalom's court, 2 Samuel 15:32-37, 16:15-19, 17:1-14

   The wise woman of Abel, 2 Samuel 20:16-22

   Absalom winning the people, 2 Samuel 15:2-6

   Solomon, in his alliance with Hiram, 1 Kings 5:1-12, 9:10-14, 26, 27, 10:11

    by intermarriage with other nations, 1 Kings 1:1-5

   Ambassadors from Ben-hadad to Ahab, 1 Kings 20:31-34

   Jehoash purchases peace from Hazael, 2 Kings 12:18

   Ahaz purchases assistance from the king of Assyria, 2 Kings 16:7-9

   Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce Jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue, 2 Kings 18:17-37, 19:1-13, Isaiah 36:11-22

   Sanballat, in an attempt to prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem by Nehemiah, Nehemiah 6:1-19

4. The People of Tyre and Sidon

   In securing the favor of Herod (Agrippa I), Acts 12:20-22

   Paul, in arraying the Pharisees and Sadducees against each other at his trial, Acts 23:6-10

5. Ecclesiastical

   Paul, in circumcising Timothy, Acts 16:3

    in performing certain temple services to placate Jewish believers, Acts 21:20-25, Galatians 6:12

6. Corrupt Practices In

   The officers of Nebuchadnezzars court to secure the destruction of Daniel, Daniel 6:4-15