1 Kings 11:14
11:14 The Lord brought against Solomon an enemy, Hadad the Edomite, a descendant of the Edomite king.
1 Kings 11:2
11:2 They came from nations about which the
Lord had warned the Israelites, “You must not establish friendly relations with them!
If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods.”
But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them.
1 Kings 16:11
16:11 When he became king and occupied the throne, he killed Baasha’s entire family. He did not spare any male belonging to him; he killed his relatives and his friends.
Ezra 1:1
The Decree of Cyrus
1:1 In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the Lord’s message spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord stirred the mind of King Cyrus of Persia. He disseminated a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, announcing in a written edict the following:
Isaiah 13:17
13:17 Look, I am stirring up the Medes to attack them;
they are not concerned about silver,
nor are they interested in gold.
Isaiah 37:26
37:26 Certainly you must have heard!
Long ago I worked it out,
in ancient times I planned it,
and now I am bringing it to pass.
The plan is this:
Fortified cities will crash
into heaps of ruins.
Isaiah 45:5
45:5 I am the Lord, I have no peer,
there is no God but me.
I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.
Ezekiel 38:16
38:16 You will advance
against my people Israel like a cloud covering the earth. In the latter days I will bring you against my land so that the nations may acknowledge me, when before their eyes I magnify myself
through you, O Gog.