“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
38:5 For the king - I see I am as it were no king. I can do nothing against you, you will do what you please.