Verse 9

And he said{H559} unto them, What counsel give{H3289} ye, that we may{H7725} return answer{H1697} to this people,{H5971} who have spoken{H1696} to me, saying,{H559} Make{H7043} the yoke{H5923} that thy father{H1} did put{H5414} upon us lighter?{H7043}

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 17:5-6 : 5 Then said{H559} Absalom,{H53} Call{H7121} now Hushai{H2365} the Archite{H757} also, and let us hear{H8085} likewise what he saith.{H6310} 6 And when Hushai{H2365} was come{H935} to Absalom,{H53} Absalom{H53} spake{H559} unto him, saying,{H559} Ahithophel{H302} hath spoken{H1696} after this manner:{H1697} shall we do{H6213} [after] his saying?{H1697} if not, speak{H1696} thou.
  • 1 Kgs 22:6-8 : 6 Then the king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} gathered{H6908} the prophets{H5030} together,{H6908} about four{H702} hundred{H3967} men,{H376} and said{H559} unto them, Shall I go{H3212} against Ramoth-gilead{H7433} to battle,{H4421} or shall I forbear?{H2308} And they said,{H559} Go up;{H5927} for the Lord{H136} will deliver{H5414} it into the hand{H3027} of the king.{H4428} 7 But Jehoshaphat{H3092} said,{H559} Is there not here a prophet{H5030} of Jehovah{H3068} besides,{H5750} that we may inquire{H1875} of him? 8 And the king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} said{H559} unto Jehoshaphat,{H3092} there is yet one{H259} man{H376} by whom we may inquire{H1875} of Jehovah,{H3068} Micaiah{H4321} the son{H1121} of Imlah:{H3229} but I hate{H8130} him; for he doth not prophesy{H5012} good{H2896} concerning me, but evil.{H7451} And Jehoshaphat{H3092} said,{H559} Let not the king{H4428} say{H559} so.
  • 2 Chr 10:9 : 9 And he said{H559} unto them, What counsel{H3289} give ye, that we may return{H7725} answer{H1697} to this people,{H5971} who have spoken{H1696} to me, saying,{H559} Make the yoke{H5923} that thy father{H1} did put{H5414} upon us lighter?{H7043}
  • 2 Chr 18:5-7 : 5 Then the king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} gathered the prophets{H5030} together,{H6908} four{H702} hundred{H3967} men,{H376} and said{H559} unto them, Shall we go{H3212} to Ramoth-gilead{H7433} to battle,{H4421} or shall I forbear?{H2308} And they said,{H559} Go up;{H5927} for God{H430} will deliver{H5414} it into the hand{H3027} of the king.{H4428} 6 But Jehoshaphat{H3092} said,{H559} Is there not here a prophet{H5030} of Jehovah{H3068} besides, that we may inquire{H1875} of him? 7 And the king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} said{H559} unto Jehoshaphat,{H3092} There is yet one{H259} man{H376} by whom we may inquire{H1875} of Jehovah:{H3068} but I hate{H8130} him; for he never prophesieth{H5012} good{H2896} concerning me, but always{H3117} evil:{H7451} the same is Micaiah{H4321} the son{H1121} of Imla.{H3229} And Jehoshaphat{H3092} said,{H559} Let not the king{H4428} say{H559} so.