Acts 12:20

New Century Version

Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, but the people of those cities all came in a group to him. After convincing Blastus, the king’s personal servant, to be on their side, they asked Herod for peace, because their country got its food from his country.

Cross References

Genesis 10:15

Canaan was the father of Sidon, his first son, and of Heth.

Genesis 10:19

Their land reached from Sidon to Gerar as far as Gaza, and then to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

2 Chronicles 2:10

I will give your servants who cut the wood one hundred twenty-five thousand bushels of wheat, one hundred twenty-five thousand bushels of barley, one hundred fifteen thousand gallons of wine, and one hundred fifteen thousand gallons of oil.”

2 Chronicles 2:15

“Now send my servants the wheat, barley, oil, and wine you promised.

Ezra 3:7

Then they gave money to the bricklayers and carpenters. They also gave food, wine, and oil to the cities of Sidon and Tyre so they would float cedar logs from Lebanon to the seacoast town of Joppa. Cyrus king of Persia had given permission for this.

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before a fight breaks out.

Proverbs 20:18

Get advice if you want your plans to work. If you go to war, get the advice of others.

Proverbs 25:8

do not quickly take someone to court. What will you do later when your neighbor proves you wrong?

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Don’t leave your job just because your boss is angry with you. Remaining calm solves great problems.

Ezekiel 27:17

“ ‘People of Judah and Israel became merchants for you. They traded your goods for wheat from Minnith, and for honey, olive oil, and balm.

Luke 16:8

So, the master praised the dishonest manager for being clever. Yes, worldly people are more clever with their own kind than spiritual people are.

Acts 12:21

On a chosen day Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to the people.

Acts 21:3

We sailed near the island of Cyprus, seeing it to the north, but we sailed on to Syria. We stopped at Tyre because the ship needed to unload its cargo there.

Acts 21:7

We continued our trip from Tyre and arrived at Ptolemais, where we greeted the believers and stayed with them for a day.

Joshua 19:29

Then the border went back south toward Ramah and continued to the strong, walled city of Tyre. There it turned and went toward Hosah, ending at the sea. This was in the area of Aczib,