TSK
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge references in NET.
I replied to the king,“O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors lies desolate and its gates destroyed by fire?”
A copy of this edict was to be presented as law throughout every province; it was to be made known to all the inhabitants, so that they would be prepared for this day.
For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?”
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper!
The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.
Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king’s personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country’s food supply was provided by the king’s country.
Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.