From Nave’s Topical Bible
Lobbying
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 2Passages listed
- 1Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
The passages, in Bible order (2)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 2 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Ezra 4:4
Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.
Commentary on Ezra 4:42 voices
Thus, it happened that the people of the land hindered them. He rightly calls those who disrupted the workers of the truth and tried to hinder the work of the Church the people of the land. But the people of Judah, that is, those confessing …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building. By threatening them, or by dissuading the workmen from going on, by endeavouring to hinder their having materials from the Tyrians and Zidonians, or money out of the king's revenues to bear the expenses as ordered; see Ezr 6:4.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezra 4:5
They hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Commentary on Ezra 4:52 voices
But they hired counselors against them, etc. The distinction of the words is noteworthy; because they indeed hired counselors against the builders of the temple with a price given, in order that their plan might be destroyed; yet he does not say that their plan …
Bede· Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, 735Patristic
And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed