2 Chronicles 10:13

And the king answered them harshly,—and King Rehoboam declined the counsel of the old men;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 unto Rehoboam, on the third day,—as the king spake, saying, Return unto me on the third day.

14and spake unto them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father, made your yoke heavy, but, I, will add thereunto,—My father, chastised you with whips, But, I, with scorpions.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:7And Joseph beheld his brethren and recognised them,—and made himself a stranger unto them and spake with them harsh things and said unto them—Whence have ye come in? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.

Exodus 10:28So Pharaoh said to him—Get thee from me,—take heed to thyself—do not any more! see my face, for in the day thou dost see my face, thou shalt die.

1 Kings 20:6Therefore, about this time to-morrow, will I send my servants unto thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants,—and it shall be, that, all the delight of thine eyes, shall they put in their hand, and take away.

Proverbs 15:1A soft answer, turneth away wrath, but a cutting word raiseth anger.

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 →

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