Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
Ver. 4. For thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war.] Thus out of carnal policy is piety impugned. So 1Ki 12:27 Joh 11:48 Jeremiah 38:1 .