Presents
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Presents’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
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Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
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He stayed there that night, and took from that which he had with him a present for Esau, his brother:
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The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
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A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
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Amos 2:6 OT
Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals;
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Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that was left in the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered it into the hand of his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon,…
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Year after year, every man brought his tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules.
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All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
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They each brought tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules every year.
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Psalms 72:10 OT
The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
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You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’ ” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”
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Now this present which your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.
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Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For Yahweh will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights Yahweh’s battles. Evil will not be found in you all your days.
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So David received from her hand that which she had brought him. Then he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. Behold, I have listened to your voice, and have granted your request.”
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Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?” He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a…
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The man said to Joab, “Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I still wouldn’t stretch out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Beware that no…
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Daniel 2:6 OT
But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you will receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.”
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Daniel 2:48 OT
Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
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Judges 6:18 OT
Please don’t go away until I come to you, and bring out my present, and lay it before you.” He said, “I will wait until you come back.”
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Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
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Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even including his sword, his bow, and his sash.
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Judges 3:15 OT
But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
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2 Samuel 8:2 OT
He struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
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Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance.
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2 Kings 8:8 OT
The king said to Hazael, “Take a present in your hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of Yahweh by him, saying, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’ ”