2 Chronicles 24:17 Cross References - Leeser

¹⁷ But after the death of Yehoyada’ came the princes of Judah, and bowed themselves down to the king. Then did the king hearken unto them.

²⁷ For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, have ye been rebellious against the Lord, and how much more after my death?

⁸ But he forsook the counsel which the old men had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and who stood before him. ⁹ And he said unto them, How do you counsel how we should give an answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make lighter the yoke which thy father did put upon us? ¹⁰ Then spoke with him the young men that were grown up with him, saying, Thus must thou say unto the people that have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but do thou make it lighter unto us: thus must thou say unto them, My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins.

³ Also he walked in the ways of the house of Achab; for his mother was his counsellor to act wickedly. ⁴ And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord like the house of Achab; for these were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.

²¹ She seduced him by the abundance of her reasoning: by the flattery of her lips she misguided him. ²² He followed after her suddenly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as in fetters to his correction, the fool: ²³ Till an arrow cleaveth through his liver; as a bird hasteneth into the snare, and knoweth not that it is done to take his life.

¹⁹ He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that enticeth with his lips.

⁸ As is the one that bindeth a stone fast in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool.

²⁸ A lying tongue hateth those that are crushed by it; and a flattering mouth prepareth others’ downfall.

⁵ A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his steps.

¹² If a ruler listen to the word of falsehood, all his servants become wicked.

³² And such as act wickedly against the covenant will he corrupt by flatteries; but the people that do know their God will be strong, and deal valiantly.