Influence: Political

Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied. …

And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him,

…and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.

Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters kept coming to them. …

Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale. …

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him. …

Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.