2 Chronicles 10:13
And the king answered roughly, leaving the counsel of the ancients.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
In Context
12So Jeroboam, and all the people came to Roboam the third day, as he commanded them.
Cross References
Genesis 42:7And he knew them, he spoke as it were to strangers somewhat roughly, asking them: Whence came you? They answered: From the land of Chanaan, to buy necessaries of life.
Exodus 10:28And Pharao said to Moses: Get thee from me, and beware thou see not my face any more: in what day soever thou shalt come in my sight, thou shalt die.
1 Kings 20:6To morrow therefore at this same hour I will send my servants to thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants: and all that pleaseth them, they shall put in their hands, and take away.
Proverbs 15:1A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 10:13-19
Rehoboam's Folly. ( b. c. 975.) 12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day. 13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, 14 And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of… Read the whole commentary →