The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.
but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.”
Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, “God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life!
They shall go after the Lord; he will roar like a lion; when he roars, his children shall come trembling from the west;
A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it. In the light of a king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.
You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many peoples; you have forfeited your life.
The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?”
As for the censers of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar, for they offered them before the Lord, and they became holy. Thus they shall be a sign to the people of Israel.”
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