1 Kings 12:6
And the king referred the matter to the elders, who stood before Solomon his father while he was yet living, saying, How do ye advise + 12:6 Gr. and I should answer a word, etc.that I should answer this people?
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
5And he said to them, Depart for three days, and return to me. And they departed.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:20And Abessalom said to Achitophel, Deliberate among yourselves concerning what we should do.
1 Kings 4:2And these are the princes which he had; Azarias son of Sadoc.
Job 12:12In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge.
Proverbs 27:10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off.
Jeremiah 43:2Take thee a roll of a book, and write upon it all the words which I spoke to thee against Jerusalem, and against Juda, and against all the nations, from the day when I spoke to thee, from the days of Josias king of Juda, even to this day.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 12:2-16
The Folly of Rehoboam. ( b. c. 975.) 1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) 3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, 4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his… Read the whole commentary →