2 Samuel 15:7-12
7And at the end of four ▼▼Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew forty
years Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the Lord, in Hebron. 8For your servant bvowed a vow cwhile I lived at Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the Lord will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to ▼▼Or will serve
the Lord.’” 9The king said to him, e“Go in peace.” So he arose and went to Hebron. 10But Absalom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, ‘Absalom is king at Hebron!’” 11With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem fwho were invited guests, and they went in their innocence and knew nothing. 12And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for ▼▼Or sent
hAhithophel the Gilonite, iDavid’s counselor, from his city jGiloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kkept increasing. 2 Kings 10:18-19
Jehu Strikes Down the Prophets of Baal
18Then Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, l“Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much. 19Now therefore call to me all the mprophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests. Let none be missing, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it with cunning in order to destroy the worshipers of Baal.Ezra 4:1-2
Adversaries Oppose the Rebuilding
1Now when nthe adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord, the God of Israel, 2they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers’ houses and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever osince the days of pEsarhaddon king of Assyria qwho brought us here.”Psalms 12:2-3
2Everyone rutters lies to his neighbor;with sflattering lips and ta double heart they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all uflattering lips,
the tongue that makes vgreat boasts,
Matthew 26:48-49
48Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” 49And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, wRabbi!” And he kissed him.
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