"But as for me, behold,I am in your hands;dowith me as is goodand rightin your sight.
"But ifHe should saythus,I havenodelightin you,' behold,here I am, let Him doto me as seems goodto Him."
Thus Joashthe kingdid not rememberthe kindnesswhichhis fatherJehoiadahad shownhim, but he murderedhis son.And as he diedhe said,"May the LORDseeand avenge!"
The kingsaidto Haman,"The silveris yours,and the people[also], to dowith them as you please."
"Onlyknowfor certainthat ifyou putme to death,you will bringinnocentbloodon yourselves, and on thiscityand on its inhabitants;for trulythe LORDhas sentme to you to speakallthesewordsin your hearing."
So KingZedekiahsaid,"Behold,he is in your hands;for the kingcan[do] nothingagainst you."
Shadrach,Meshachand Abed-negorepliedto the king,"O Nebuchadnezzar,we do not needto giveyou an answerconcerningthismatter.
"Nowbehold,we are in your hands;doas it seems goodand rightin your sightto doto us."
