2 Chronicles 24:17 Cross References - Great

¹⁷ And after the deeth of Iehoiada, came the Lordes of Iuda, and made obeysaunce to the kynge. And the kynge herkened vnto them.

²⁷ For I knowe thy stuburnesse and thy styffe necke: whyle I am yet a lyue with you this daye, ye haue bene disobedient vnto the Lord: and howe moch more after my death?

⁸ But he left the councell whiche the elders gaue him, and toke councell wyth the youngemen, that were growen vp with hym and that stode in his presence. ⁹ And he sayde vnto them: what aduise geue ye, that we may answere thys people, which haue commoned wyth me, sayinge: Abate some what of the yocke, which thy father dyd put vpon vs. ¹⁰ And the yonge men that were growen vp wyth hym, spake vnto hym, sayinge: Thus shalt thou answere the people that spake to the, sayinge: Thy father made oure yocke heuye: but make thou it some what lyghter for vs. Thus shalt thou saye vnto them, my lytle fynger shalbe heuyer then my fathers, loynes.

³ And he walked also in the wayes of the house of Ahab, for hys mother (by her councell) entysed him to do wyckedly. ⁴ Wherfore he dyd that which was euell in the syght of the Lorde, as dyd they that were of the house of Ahab: for they were hys councelers after the deeth of his father, to his destruccyon. And he walked after theyr councell,

²¹ Thus with many swete wordes she ouercame him, and with her flatterynge lyppes she entysed hym ²² sodenlye to folowe her: as it were an oxe led to the slaughter, & lyke as it were a foole that laugheth when he goeth to the stockes, to be punyshed, ²³ so longe tyll she had wounded hys lyuer with her dart: lyke as yf a byrde hasted to the snare, not knowynge that the parell of hys lyfe lyeth ther vpon.

¹⁹ The crafty disceatfull bewrayth secret councell: and to him that custometh flaterynge lyppes ioyne nott thy selfe.

⁸ He that setteth a foole in hie dignite, that is euen as yf a man put a stone in a slynge.

²⁸ A dyssemblinge tonge hateth one that rebuketh hym, and a flatterynge mouth worcketh myschefe.

⁵ Who so flatreth hys neyghbour, layeth a nette for his fete.

¹² If a prince delyte in lyes, all his seruauntes are vngodly.

³² And soch as breake the couenaunt shall he flatter wyth fayre wordes. But the people that wyll knowe their God, shall haue the ouerhande and prospere.

²⁹ For I am sure of thys, that after my departynge shall greueous wolues entre in amonge you, not sparyng the flocke. ³⁰ Moreouer, of youre awne selues shall men arise, speaking peruerse thinges to drawe disciples after them.

¹⁵ I wyll euer also geue my diligence, that ye maye haue wherwyth to stere vp the remembraunce of these thinges after my departyng.