Politics

Politics [NAVE]

POLITICS, statecraft.
Corruption in
Psa. 12:8; in the court of Ahasuerus, Esth. 3; of Darius, Dan. 6:4-15.
Instances of:
Absalom, electioneering for the throne, 2 Sam. 15:2-6.
Pilate, condemning Jesus to gratify popular clamor, Matt. 27:23-27; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:13-25; John 18:38, 39; 19:4-13.
Ministers in
Zadok the priest, a partisan of David, 2 Sam. 15:24-29.
Nathan, the prophet, influences the selection of David's successor, 1 Kin. 1:11-40.
Women in
The wise woman of Abel, who saved the city through diplomacy, 2 Sam. 20:16-22.
Bath-sheba, in securing the crown for Solomon, 1 Kin. 1:15-21.
Herodias, in influencing the administration of Herod, Matt. 14:3-11; Mark 6:17-28.
Mother of Zebedee's children, in seeking favor for her sons, Matt. 20:20-23.
For Influence in, See: Influence, Political.
See: Diplomacy; Government.