He didevilin the sightof the LORDlike the houseof Ahab,for they were his counselorsafterthe deathof his father,to his destruction.
He alsowalkedin the waysof the houseof Ahab,for his motherwas his counselorto dowickedly.
My son,ifsinnersenticeyou, Do not consent.
The thoughtsof the righteousare just,[But] the counselsof the wickedare deceitful.
He who walkswith wisemenwill be wise,But the companionof foolswill sufferharm.
Ceaselistening,my son,to discipline,[And you will] strayfrom the wordsof knowledge.
Then Nebuchadnezzarthe kingsent[word] to assemblethe satraps,the prefectsand the governors,the counselors,the treasurers,the judges,the magistratesand allthe rulersof the provincesto cometo the dedicationof the imagethat Nebuchadnezzarthe kinghad setup.
ThenNebuchadnezzarthe kingwas astoundedand stoodup in haste;he saidto his highofficials,"Was it not threemenwe castboundinto the midstof the fire?"They repliedto the king,"Certainly,O king."
"The statutesof OmriAnd allthe worksof the houseof Ahabare observed;And in their devicesyou walk.ThereforeI will giveyou up for destructionAnd your inhabitantsfor derision,And you will bearthe reproachof My people."
