2 Chronicles 10:6

And King Rehoboam assembled the elders that stood before his father Solomon in his lifetime, saying, How do ye counsel me to return an answer to this people?

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

In Context

5And he said to them, Go away for three days, and then come to me. So the people departed.

7And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wouldest this day befriend this people, and be kind to them, and speak to them good words, then will they be thy servants forever.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 17:5And Absalom said, Call now also Hushai the Archite, and let us hear what is in his mouth, even in his also.

Job 12:12In length of time is wisdom, 1 And in long life knowledge. 1

Proverbs 12:15The ways of fools are right in their own eyes; 1 But a wise man hearkens to counsels. 1

Proverbs 27:10Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; 1 And when thou art in distress go not into thy brother’s house: 1 Better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 10:2-12

Rehoboam Succeeds Solomon. ( b. c. 975.) 1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king. 2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying, 4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his… Read the whole commentary →

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