- the counsel:
- "Wherefore he didª° evilª in the sightª of the LORDª like the houseª of Ahab:ª for¹ they¹ were¹ his counsellorsª° afterª the deathª of his fatherª to his destruction.ª ... He walkedª° also¹ after their counsel,ª and went²°¹ with¹ Jehoramª the sonª of Ahabª kingª of Israelª to warª against¹ Hazaelª kingª of Syriaª at Ramothgilead:ª² and the Syrians²¹ smoteª°¹ Joram.ª" {2Ch 22:4-5} + "And Memucanª answeredª° beforeª the kingª and the princes,ª Vashtiª the queenª hath not¹ done wrongª° to¹ the kingª only,¹ but¹ also to¹ all¹ the princes,ª and to¹ all¹ the peopleª that¹ [are] in all¹ the provincesª of the kingª Ahasuerus.ª ... And the sayingª pleasedªª° the kingª and the princes;ª and the kingª didª° according to the wordª of Memucan:ª" {Est 1:16-21} + "Then saidª° the king'sª servantsª that ministeredª° unto him, Let there be fairªª youngª virginsª soughtª° for the king:ª ... And let the maidenª which¹ pleasethªª° the kingª be queenª° instead¹ of Vashti.ª And the thingª pleasedªª° the king;ª and he did¹ so.²°¹" {Est 2:2-4} + "The thoughtsª of the righteousª [are] right:ª [but] the counselsª of the wickedª [are] deceit.ª" {Prv 12:5} + "Surely¹ the princesª of Zoanª [are] fools,ª the counselª of the wiseª counsellorsª° of Pharaohª is become brutish:ª° how¹ sayª° ye unto¹ Pharaoh,ª I¹ [am] the sonª of the wise,ª the sonª of ancientª kings?ª ... The princesª of Zoanª are become fools,ª° the princesª of Nophª are deceived;ª° they have also seducedª°¹ Egypt,ª [even they that are] the stayª of the tribesª thereof." {Isa 19:11-13} + "Allª the presidentsª of the kingdom,ª the governors,ª and the princes,ª the counsellors,ª and the captains,ª have consulted togetherª° to establishª° a royalª statute,ª and to make a firmª° decree,ª that¹ whosoever¹¹ shall askª° a petitionª ofª anyª Godª or manª forª thirtyª days,ª saveª of¹ thee,² O king,ª he shall be castª° into the denª of lions.ª" {Dan 6:7}
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