1 Kings 20:8

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The elders and all the people said to him, 'Do not listen to or agree to his demands.'

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  • 1 Kgs 20:7
    79%

    7Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, 'See how this man is seeking trouble! He sent for my wives, my sons, my silver, and my gold, and I did not refuse him.'

  • 1 Kgs 20:9
    74%

    9So he replied to Ben-Hadad's messengers, 'Tell my lord the king: I will do what you originally demanded of me, but this I cannot do.' The messengers left and reported back to Ben-Hadad.

  • Deut 13:8
    73%

    8whether those gods are nearby or far away, from one end of the earth to the other—

  • 1 Kgs 12:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders who had counseled him and instead consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

    9He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we reply to these people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father has put on us'?"

  • 2 Kgs 18:36
    71%

    36But the people remained silent and did not answer him a word, because the king had commanded, ‘Do not answer him.’

  • 2 Chr 10:8
    71%

    8But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

  • Jer 26:17
    71%

    17And some of the elders of the land stood up and spoke to the whole assembly of the people, saying:

  • 2 Chr 10:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God, to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

    16When all Israel realized that the king had not listened to them, they responded to the king, saying, "What share do we have in David? What inheritance is there for us in the son of Jesse? Every man to your tents, Israel! Now take care of your own house, David!" So all the Israelites returned to their homes.

  • 1 Kgs 12:13
    70%

    13But the king answered the people harshly, rejecting the advice given to him by the elders.

  • 1 Sam 8:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18On that day, you will cry out because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.

    19The people refused to listen to Samuel and said, 'No! We want a king to rule over us.'

  • 1 Sam 8:7
    70%

    7The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. It is not you they have rejected but they have rejected me as their king.

  • 1 Sam 8:21
    70%

    21Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them to the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 10:5
    70%

    5So the one in charge of the palace, the one in charge of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants, and we will do everything you tell us. We will not make anyone king; do whatever seems best to you."

  • 1 Kgs 12:15
    69%

    15So the king refused to listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word spoken by the LORD through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

  • Judg 20:8
    69%

    8All the people stood together as one and said, "None of us will go to his tent or turn back to his house.

  • 1 Kgs 22:18
    69%

    18The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'Didn’t I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, only bad?'

  • Zech 7:11
    69%

    11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear.

  • Isa 36:21
    69%

    21But the people remained silent and did not answer him a word, because the king had commanded, 'Do not answer him.'

  • 1 Kgs 20:5
    69%

    5But the messengers came back and said, 'This is what Ben-Hadad says: I sent to demand your silver, gold, wives, and children. You must give them to me.'

  • 2 Chr 18:17
    69%

    17The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?'

  • Prov 1:10
    69%

    10My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

  • 1 Sam 8:9
    69%

    9Now then, listen to them, but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will demand.'

  • Jer 27:17
    68%

    17Do not listen to them. Instead, serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a ruin?

  • Jer 11:8
    68%

    8Yet they did not listen or incline their ear; instead, each one followed the stubbornness of their own evil heart. So I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to obey but they did not.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    68%

    18As for the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words you have heard,

  • 1 Kgs 22:28
    68%

    28Micaiah said, 'If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.' Then he added, 'Pay attention, all you people!'

  • 2 Chr 33:10
    68%

    10The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.

  • Jer 44:16
    68%

    16The word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you.

  • 1 Sam 2:24
    68%

    24‘No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the LORD’s people is not good.’

  • 1 Kgs 18:21
    68%

    21Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.

  • 1 Kgs 21:3
    68%

    3But Naboth said to Ahab, 'The LORD forbid that I should give you my ancestral inheritance!'

  • Jer 37:2
    68%

    2Neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD, which He spoke through the prophet Jeremiah.

  • 1 Sam 8:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

    4Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

    5They said to him, 'You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us, like all the other nations.'

  • Exod 19:8
    68%

    8And all the people answered together, saying, 'We will do everything the LORD has spoken.' Moses brought their words back to the LORD.

  • Deut 25:8
    68%

    8Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak to him. If he persists and says, 'I do not want to marry her,'

  • Josh 24:16
    68%

    16The people replied, "Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!

  • Isa 8:11
    68%

    11For this is what the Lord said to me with a strong hand, warning me not to follow the way of this people:

  • 2 Chr 25:7
    68%

    7But a man of God came to him and said, 'O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the people of Ephraim.'

  • Exod 23:2
    68%

    2Do not follow the majority to do evil, and do not testify in a dispute to turn aside after the majority to pervert justice.

  • Jer 28:7
    68%

    7Nevertheless, listen now to this word I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people:

  • Jer 44:5
    68%

    5But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness and to stop burning incense to other gods.

  • Ps 81:11
    68%

    11I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.

  • 2 Kgs 23:1
    67%

    1The king sent messengers, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Gen 44:7
    67%

    7But they replied to him, "Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

  • 1 Kgs 20:2
    67%

    2He sent messengers to Ahab, king of Israel, in the city,

  • Deut 5:28
    67%

    28The LORD heard your words when you spoke to me, and He said to me, 'I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. They have done well in all that they have spoken.