Verse 17

After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and bowed before the king, and the king listened to their advice.

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  • Deut 31:27 : 27 For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have been rebellious against the LORD while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after my death!
  • 2 Chr 10:8-9 : 8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. 9 He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?" 10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, "Tell these people who have said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy; now make it lighter': 'My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.'
  • 2 Chr 22:3-4 : 3 He also walked in the ways of Ahab’s family, for his mother encouraged him to do evil. 4 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after his father's death, leading to his ruin.
  • Prov 7:21-23 : 21 With her abundant persuasion, she entices him; with her smooth talk, she compels him. 22 He follows her all at once, like an ox going to slaughter, or like a fool to the correction of shackles. 23 Until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird rushing into a trap, not realizing it will cost him his life.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 A gossip betrays a confidence, so avoid anyone who talks too much.
  • Prov 26:8 : 8 Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
  • Prov 26:28 : 28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
  • Prov 29:12 : 12 If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials become wicked.
  • Dan 11:32 : 32 Those who act wickedly against the covenant will be corrupted by flattery, but the people who know their God will stand firm and take action.
  • Acts 20:29-30 : 29 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. 30 Even from among your own group, men will rise up, speaking twisted things to draw away the disciples to follow them.
  • 2 Pet 1:15 : 15 And I will also make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will always be able to remember these things.