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Acts 12:20

Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

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ASV

Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country.

KJV

And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.

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31 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἦνēnHe wasG1510 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
θυμομαχῶνthumomachōnfuriously angryG2371 →
ΤυρίοιςTurioiswith [the] TyriansG5183 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
Σιδωνίοις·SidōnioisSidonians;G4606 →
ὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonwith one accordG3661 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
παρῆσανparēsanthey were comingG3918 →
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
αὐτὸνautonhimG846 →
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
πείσαντεςpeisanteshaving gainedG3982 →
ΒλάστονBlastonBlastusG986 →
τὸνtonwho [was]G3588 →
ἐπὶepioverG1909 →
τοῦtoutheG3588 →
κοιτῶνοςkoitōnosbedchamberG2846 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
βασιλέωςbasileōskingG935 →
ᾐτοῦντοētountothey were seekingG154 →
εἰρήνην,eirēnēnpeace,G1515 →
διὰdiabecause ofG1223 →
τὸto<the>G3588 →
τρέφεσθαιtrephesthaibeing nourishedG5142 →
αὐτῶνautōntheirG846 →
τὴνtēn<the>G3588 →
χώρανchōranregionG5561 →
ἀπὸapobyG575 →
τῆςtēstheG3588 →
βασιλικῆς.¶basilikēsking’s.G937 →

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Ezra 3:7They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.Ezekiel 27:17Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.Matthew 11:21–22“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.Matthew 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.1 Kings 5:9My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”Luke 14:31–32Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?Luke 16:8The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.Acts 21:3After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.Luke 14:32And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.Genesis 10:19and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.Joshua 19:29The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,2 Chronicles 2:10I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”Haggai 1:8–11Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.Proverbs 25:8do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?2 Chronicles 2:15Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he promised.Hosea 2:8–9For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.Haggai 2:16–17from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain, there were but ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths, there were but twenty.1 Kings 5:9–11My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”

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