but the princes

1 Samuel 29:4, 9
But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, "Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men? . . .

1 Kings 12:8-11
But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him. . . .

Thinkest thou that David.

1 Corinthians 13:5-7
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. . . .

to search

Genesis 42:9-18
Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, "You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable." . . .

Joshua 2:1-3
Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Acacia Grove, saying, "Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho." So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. . . .

Judges 1:23, 24
They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz), . . .

Judges 18:2, 8-10
So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, valiant warriors from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. "Go and explore the land, " they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night. . . .