Verse 4

Therefore the princes{H8269} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the king{H4428}, We beseech thee, let this man{H376} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}: for thus{H3651} he weakeneth{H7503}{(H8764)} the hands{H3027} of the men{H582} of war{H4421} that remain{H7604}{(H8737)} in this city{H5892}, and the hands{H3027} of all the people{H5971}, in speaking{H1696}{(H8763)} such words{H1697} unto them: for this man{H376} seeketh{H1875}{(H8802)} not the welfare{H7965} of this people{H5971}, but the hurt{H7451}.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 26:11 : 11 Then spake{H559}{(H8799)} the priests{H3548} and the prophets{H5030} unto the princes{H8269} and to all the people{H5971}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, This man{H376} is worthy{H4941} to die{H4194}; for he hath prophesied{H5012}{(H8738)} against this city{H5892}, as ye have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} with your ears{H241}.
  • Jer 29:7 : 7 And seek{H1875}{(H8798)} the peace{H7965} of the city{H5892} whither I have caused you to be carried away captives{H1540}{(H8689)}, and pray{H6419}{(H8690)} unto the LORD{H3068} for it: for in the peace{H7965} thereof shall ye have peace{H7965}.
  • Exod 5:4 : 4 And the king{H4428} of Egypt{H4714} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses{H4872} and Aaron{H175}, let{H6544}{(H8686)} the people{H5971} from their works{H4639}? get{H3212}{(H8798)} you unto your burdens{H5450}.
  • 1 Kgs 18:17-18 : 17 And it came to pass, when Ahab{H256} saw{H7200}{(H8800)} Elijah{H452}, that Ahab{H256} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Art thou he that troubleth{H5916}{(H8802)} Israel{H3478}? 18 And he answered{H559}{(H8799)}, I have not troubled{H5916}{(H8804)} Israel{H3478}; but thou, and thy father's{H1} house{H1004}, in that ye have forsaken{H5800}{(H8800)} the commandments{H4687} of the LORD{H3068}, and thou hast followed{H3212}{(H8799)}{H310} Baalim{H1168}.
  • 1 Kgs 21:20 : 20 And Ahab{H256} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Elijah{H452}, Hast thou found{H4672}{(H8804)} me, O mine enemy{H341}{(H8802)}? And he answered{H559}{(H8799)}, I have found{H4672}{(H8804)} thee: because thou hast sold{H4376}{(H8692)} thyself to work{H6213}{(H8800)} evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068}.
  • Amos 7:10 : 10 Then Amaziah{H558} the priest{H3548} of Bethel{H1008} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} to Jeroboam{H3379} king{H4428} of Israel{H3478}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Amos{H5986} hath conspired{H7194}{(H8804)} against thee in the midst{H7130} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}: the land{H776} is not able{H3201}{(H8799)} to bear{H3557}{(H8687)} all his words{H1697}.
  • Acts 16:20 : 20 And{G2532} brought{G4317}{(G5631)} them{G846} to the magistrates{G4755}, saying{G2036}{(G5627)}, These{G3778} men{G444}, being{G5225}{(G5723)} Jews{G2453}, do exceedingly trouble{G1613}{(G5719)} our{G2257} city{G4172},
  • Neh 6:9 : 9 For they all made us afraid{H3372}{(H8764)}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Their hands{H3027} shall be weakened{H7503}{(H8799)} from the work{H4399}, that it be not done{H6213}{(H8735)}. Now therefore, O God, strengthen{H2388}{(H8761)} my hands{H3027}.
  • Acts 17:6 : 6 And{G1161} when they found{G2147}{(G5631)} them{G846} not{G3361}, they drew{G4951}{(G5707)} Jason{G2394} and{G2532} certain{G5100} brethren{G80} unto{G1909} the rulers of the city{G4173}, crying{G994}{(G5723)},{G3754} These{G3778} that have turned{G387} the world{G3625} upside down{G387}{(G5660)} are come{G3918}{(G5748)} hither{G1759} also{G2532};
  • Acts 24:5 : 5 For{G1063} we have found{G2147}{(G5631)} this{G5126} man{G435} a pestilent{G3061} fellow, and{G2532} a mover{G2795}{(G5723)} of sedition{G4714} among all{G3956} the Jews{G2453} throughout{G2596} the world{G3625}, and{G5037} a ringleader{G4414} of the sect{G139} of the Nazarenes{G3480}:
  • Acts 28:22 : 22 But{G1161} we desire{G515}{(G5719)} to hear{G191}{(G5658)} of{G3844} thee{G4675} what{G3739} thou thinkest{G5426}{(G5719)}: for{G1063} as concerning{G4012}{G3303} this{G5026} sect{G139}, we{G2254} know{G2076}{(G5748)}{G1110} that{G3754} every where{G3837} it is spoken against{G483}{(G5743)}.
  • Mic 3:1-3 : 1 And I said{H559}{(H8799)}, Hear{H8085}{(H8798)}, I pray you, O heads{H7218} of Jacob{H3290}, and ye princes{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}; Is it not for you to know{H3045}{(H8800)} judgment{H4941}? 2 Who hate{H8130}{(H8802)} the good{H2896}, and love{H157}{(H8802)} the evil{H7451}; who pluck off{H1497}{(H8802)} their skin{H5785} from off them, and their flesh{H7607} from off their bones{H6106}; 3 Who also eat{H398}{(H8804)} the flesh{H7607} of my people{H5971}, and flay{H6584}{(H8689)} their skin{H5785} from off them; and they break{H6476}{(H8765)} their bones{H6106}, and chop them in pieces{H6566}{(H8804)}, as for the pot{H5518}, and as flesh{H1320} within{H8432} the caldron{H7037}.
  • Zeph 3:1-3 : 1 Woe{H1945} to her that is filthy{H4754}{(H8802)} and polluted{H1351}{(H8737)}, to the oppressing{H3238}{(H8802)} city{H5892}! 2 She obeyed{H8085}{(H8804)} not the voice{H6963}; she received{H3947}{(H8804)} not correction{H4148}; she trusted{H982}{(H8804)} not in the LORD{H3068}; she drew not near{H7126}{(H8804)} to her God{H430}. 3 Her princes{H8269} within{H7130} her are roaring{H7580}{(H8802)} lions{H738}; her judges{H8199}{(H8802)} are evening{H6153} wolves{H2061}; they gnaw not the bones{H1633}{(H8804)} till the morrow{H1242}.
  • Luke 23:2 : 2 And{G1161} they began{G756}{(G5662)} to accuse{G2723}{(G5721)} him{G846}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, We found{G2147}{(G5627)} this{G5126} fellow perverting{G1294}{(G5723)} the nation{G1484}, and{G2532} forbidding{G2967}{(G5723)} to give{G1325}{(G5721)} tribute{G5411} to Caesar{G2541}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)} that he himself{G1438} is{G1511}{(G5750)} Christ{G5547} a King{G935}.
  • John 11:46-50 : 46 But{G1161} some{G5100} of{G1537} them{G846} went their ways{G565}{(G5627)} to{G4314} the Pharisees{G5330}, and{G2532} told{G2036}{(G5627)} them{G846} what things{G3739} Jesus{G2424} had done{G4160}{(G5656)}. 47 Then{G3767} gathered{G4863}{(G5627)} the chief priests{G749} and{G2532} the Pharisees{G5330} a council{G4892}, and{G2532} said{G3004}{(G5707)}, What{G5101} do we{G4160}{(G5719)}? for{G3754} this{G3778} man{G444} doeth{G4160}{(G5719)} many{G4183} miracles{G4592}. 48 If{G1437} we let{G863} him{G846} thus{G3779} alone{G863}{(G5632)}, all{G3956} men will believe{G4100}{(G5692)} on{G1519} him{G846}: and{G2532} the Romans{G4514} shall come{G2064}{(G5695)} and{G2532} take away{G142}{(G5692)} both{G2532} our{G2257} place{G5117} and{G2532} nation{G1484}. 49 And{G1161} one{G1520}{G5100} of{G1537} them{G846}, named Caiaphas{G2533}, being{G5607}{(G5752)} the high priest{G749} that same{G1565} year{G1763}, said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto them{G846}, Ye{G5210} know{G1492}{(G5758)} nothing at all{G3756}{G3762}, 50 Nor{G3761} consider{G1260}{(G5736)} that{G3754} it is expedient{G4851}{(G5719)} for us{G2254}, that{G2443} one{G1520} man{G444} should die{G599}{(G5632)} for{G5228} the people{G2992}, and{G2532} that the whole{G3650} nation{G1484} perish{G622}{(G5643)} not{G3361}.
  • 2 Chr 24:21 : 21 And they conspired{H7194}{(H8799)} against him, and stoned{H7275}{(H8799)} him with stones{H68} at the commandment{H4687} of the king{H4428} in the court{H2691} of the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}.
  • Ezra 4:12 : 12 Be it{H1934}{(H8748)} known{H3046}{(H8752)} unto the king{H4430}, that the Jews{H3062} which{H1768} came up{H5559}{(H8760)} from{H4481} thee{H3890} to us{H5922} are come{H858}{(H8754)} unto Jerusalem{H3390}, building{H1124}{(H8750)} the rebellious{H4779} and the bad{H873} city{H7149}, and have set up{H3635}{(H8806)}{(H8675)}{H3635}{(H8720)} the walls{H7792} thereof, and joined{H2338}{(H8681)} the foundations{H787}.
  • Jer 36:12-16 : 12 Then he went down{H3381}{(H8799)} into the king's{H4428} house{H1004}, into the scribe's{H5608}{(H8802)} chamber{H3957}: and, lo, all the princes{H8269} sat{H3427}{(H8802)} there, even Elishama{H476} the scribe{H5608}{(H8802)}, and Delaiah{H1806} the son{H1121} of Shemaiah{H8098}, and Elnathan{H494} the son{H1121} of Achbor{H5907}, and Gemariah{H1587} the son{H1121} of Shaphan{H8227}, and Zedekiah{H6667} the son{H1121} of Hananiah{H2608}, and all the princes{H8269}. 13 Then Michaiah{H4321} declared{H5046}{(H8686)} unto them all the words{H1697} that he had heard{H8085}{(H8804)}, when Baruch{H1263} read{H7121}{(H8800)} the book{H5612} in the ears{H241} of the people{H5971}. 14 Therefore all the princes{H8269} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} Jehudi{H3065} the son{H1121} of Nethaniah{H5418}, the son{H1121} of Shelemiah{H8018}, the son{H1121} of Cushi{H3570}, unto Baruch{H1263}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Take{H3947}{(H8798)} in thine hand{H3027} the roll{H4039} wherein thou hast read{H7121}{(H8804)} in the ears{H241} of the people{H5971}, and come{H3212}{(H8798)}. So Baruch{H1263} the son{H1121} of Neriah{H5374} took{H3947}{(H8799)} the roll{H4039} in his hand{H3027}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} unto them. 15 And they said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Sit down{H3427}{(H8798)} now, and read{H7121}{(H8798)} it in our ears{H241}. So Baruch{H1263} read{H7121}{(H8799)} it in their ears{H241}. 16 Now it came to pass, when they had heard{H8085}{(H8800)} all the words{H1697}, they were afraid{H6342}{(H8804)} both{H413} one{H376} and other{H7453}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Baruch{H1263}, We will surely{H5046}{(H8687)} tell{H5046}{(H8686)} the king{H4428} of all these words{H1697}.
  • Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her princes{H8269} in the midst{H7130} thereof are like wolves{H2061} ravening{H2963}{(H8802)} the prey{H2964}, to shed{H8210}{(H8800)} blood{H1818}, and to destroy{H6}{(H8763)} souls{H5315}, to get{H1214}{(H8800)} dishonest gain{H1215}.
  • Jer 26:21-23 : 21 And when Jehoiakim{H3079} the king{H4428}, with all his mighty men{H1368}, and all the princes{H8269}, heard{H8085}{(H8799)} his words{H1697}, the king{H4428} sought{H1245}{(H8762)} to put him to death{H4191}{(H8687)}: but when Urijah{H223} heard{H8085}{(H8799)} it, he was afraid{H3372}{(H8799)}, and fled{H1272}{(H8799)}, and went{H935}{(H8799)} into Egypt{H4714}; 22 And Jehoiakim{H3079} the king{H4428} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} men{H582} into Egypt{H4714}, namely, Elnathan{H494} the son{H1121} of Achbor{H5907}, and certain men{H582} with him into Egypt{H4714}. 23 And they fetched forth{H3318}{(H8686)} Urijah{H223} out of Egypt{H4714}, and brought{H935}{(H8686)} him unto Jehoiakim{H3079} the king{H4428}; who slew{H5221}{(H8686)} him with the sword{H2719}, and cast{H7993}{(H8686)} his dead body{H5038} into the graves{H6913} of the common{H1121} people{H5971}.