2 Chronicles 22:4-5

22:4 He did evil in the sight of ¹  the Lord like Ahab’s dynasty because, after his father’s death, they ²  gave him advice that led to his destruction. 22:5 He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram ³  of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria ⁴  at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

Proverbs 12:5

12:5 The plans ⁵  of the righteous are just;

the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. ⁶ 

Daniel 6:7

6:7 To all the supervisors of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, counselors, and governors it seemed like a good idea for a royal edict to be issued and an interdict to be enforced. For the next thirty days anyone who prays ⁷  to any god or human other than you, O king, should be thrown into a den of lions.

[22:4]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[22:4]  ² tn That is, the members of Ahab’s royal house.

[22:5]  ³ sn Jehoram and Joram are alternate spellings of the Israelite king’s name (also in vv. 6-7). The shorter form is used in these verse to avoid confusion with King Jehoram of Judah, father of Azariah.

[22:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “Aram” (also in v. 6).

[12:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “thoughts.” This term refers not just to random thoughts, however, but to what is planned or devised.

[12:5]  ⁶ sn The plans of good people are directed toward what is right. Advice from the wicked, however, is deceitful and can only lead to trouble.

[6:7]  ⁷ tn Aram “prays a prayer.”