Lexicon :: Strong's H8138 - šānâ

“Since the dream was given twice to Pharaoh, it means that the matter has been determined by God, and he will carry it out soon.

so he pretended to be insane in their presence. He acted like a madman around them,[fn] scribbling[fn] on the doors of the city gate and letting saliva run down his beard.

Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy to you. Let me thrust the spear through him into the ground just once. I won’t have to strike him twice! ”

Amasa was not on guard against the sword in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it and spilled his intestines out on the ground. Joab did not stab him again, and Amasa died.

Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.

Jeroboam said to his wife, “Go disguise yourself, so they won’t know that you’re Jeroboam’s wife, and go to Shiloh. The prophet Ahijah is there; it was he who told about me becoming king over this people.

Then he said, “A second time! ” and they did it a second time. And then he said, “A third time! ” and they did it a third time.

but I warned them, “Why are you camping in front of the wall? If you do it again, I’ll use force[fn] against you.” After that they did not come again on the Sabbath.

Drinks were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.

The young woman pleased him and gained his favor so that he accelerated the process of the beauty treatments and the special diet that she received. He assigned seven hand-picked female servants to her from the palace and transferred her and her servants to the harem’s best quarters.

Then Haman informed King Ahasuerus, “There is one ethnic group, scattered throughout the peoples in every province of your kingdom, keeping themselves separate. Their laws are different from everyone else’s and they do not obey the king’s laws. It is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

You completely overpower him, and he passes on;

you change his appearance and send him away.

After a word from me they did not speak again;

my speech settled on them like dew.

I will bless the LORD at all times;

his praise will always be on my lips.

“I will not violate my covenant

or change what my lips have said.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,

but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

My son, fear the LORD, as well as the king,

and don’t associate with rebels,[fn]

As a dog returns to its vomit,

so also a fool repeats his foolishness.

Otherwise, he will drink,

forget what is decreed,

and pervert justice for all the oppressed.[fn]

How unstable you are,

constantly changing your ways!

You will be put to shame by Egypt

just as you were put to shame by Assyria.

So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and he dined regularly in the presence of the king of Babylon for the rest of his life.

“Because I, the LORD, have not changed, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.[fn]