²⁴ In time of security shall he come even on the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance: yes, he shall devise his devices against the strongholds, even for a time.

⁴ They gave him seventy [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.

²⁵ They took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance: so they ate, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

⁸ A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; Wherever he turns, he prospers.

⁶ Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, And everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

⁷ For as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, But his heart is not with you.

¹⁰ Thus says the Lord Yahweh: It shall happen in that day, that things shall come into your mind, and you shall devise an evil device:

²⁵ He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.

⁴ Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?