2 Chronicles 10:8

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

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  • 2 Sam 17:14 : 14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, 'The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.' For the LORD had ordained to thwart the good advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring disaster upon Absalom.
  • 2 Chr 25:15-16 : 15 The anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, 'Why do you consult these gods, which could not save their own people from your hand?' 16 While the prophet was still speaking, Amaziah said to him, 'Have we made you the king's counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?' The prophet stopped but said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.'
  • Prov 1:25 : 25 And you ignored all my advice and would have none of my correction,
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.
  • Prov 19:20 : 20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, so that you may become wise in the future.
  • Prov 25:12 : 12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.
  • Eccl 10:2-3 : 2 A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left. 3 Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.
  • Eccl 10:16 : 16 Woe to you, O land, whose king is a youth and whose princes feast in the morning.
  • Isa 30:1 : 1 Woe to rebellious children, declares the LORD, who carry out plans that are not mine and make alliances without my Spirit, adding sin to sin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 12:6-10
    5 verses
    97%

    6Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was alive. He asked, "How do you advise me to answer these people?"

    7They replied, "If you will serve these people today and grant their request, speaking kind words to them, they will always be your servants."

    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'?"

    10The young men who had grown up with him replied, "Here is what you should tell these people who have said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy; now lighten it for us': Tell them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.

  • 2 Chr 10:9-10
    2 verses
    80%

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

    10The young men who had grown up with him replied, "Tell these people who have said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy; now make it lighter': 'My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.'

  • 1 Kgs 12:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

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

    14He said to them, "My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions."

  • 2 Chr 10:13-15
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    78%

    13The king answered them harshly. Rejecting the advice of the elders,

    14he followed the advice of the young men and said, "My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions."

    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.

  • 2 Chr 10:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime, asking, "How would you advise me to answer these people?"

    7They replied, "If you are kind to these people, please them, and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants."

  • 1 Kgs 20:8
    71%

    8The elders and all the people said to him, 'Do not listen to or agree to his demands.'

  • 2 Chr 22:4
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    4He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after his father's death, leading to his ruin.

  • Eccl 8:2
    69%

    2I advise you to obey the king's command and stay true to your oath made before God.

  • Job 29:8
    69%

    8the young men saw me and stepped aside, and the aged stood and rose to their feet.

  • Job 12:20
    68%

    20He silences the speech of the trustworthy and takes away the discernment of the elders.

  • Eccl 4:13
    68%

    13Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

  • Josh 9:14
    68%

    14The men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 8:5
    68%

    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.'

  • 1 Sam 8:11
    68%

    11He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will demand: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.

  • 2 Chr 13:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7Then worthless and reckless men gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not stand against them.

    8And now you think you can stand firm against the kingdom of the LORD in the hands of David’s descendants because you have a great multitude and golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

  • 2 Sam 16:20
    68%

    20Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give us your advice. What should we do?"

  • Exod 18:19
    68%

    19Now listen to me; I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to Him.

  • Isa 8:10-11
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    67%

    10Devise your plans, but they will be thwarted; issue your orders, but they will not stand, for God is with us.

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

  • Deut 1:13
    67%

    13Choose for yourselves wise, discerning, and known men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.

  • Job 30:1
    67%

    1But now, those younger than I mock me—people whose fathers I would have refused to place with my sheepdogs.

  • 1 Kgs 2:6
    67%

    6Act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.

  • 2 Kgs 21:22
    67%

    22He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 25:12
    67%

    12David’s men turned and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.

  • Eccl 11:9
    67%

    9Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be glad in the days of your prime. Follow the ways of your heart and the sights of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

  • Prov 7:7
    66%

    7And I saw among the naive ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man lacking understanding.

  • 2 Chr 25:16
    66%

    16While the prophet was still speaking, Amaziah said to him, 'Have we made you the king's counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?' The prophet stopped but said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.'

  • Job 15:10
    66%

    10Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, men much older than your father.

  • 2 Kgs 10:3
    66%

    3select the best and most upright of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.

  • Job 12:17
    66%

    17"He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges."

  • 2 Sam 17:14
    66%

    14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, 'The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.' For the LORD had ordained to thwart the good advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring disaster upon Absalom.

  • Deut 32:28
    66%

    28For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.

  • Deut 28:50
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    50It will be a fierce and ruthless nation, showing no respect for the old and no mercy for the young.

  • 2 Kgs 17:15
    66%

    15They despised His statutes, His covenant that He made with their fathers, and His warnings He gave them. They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. They imitated the nations around them, though the Lord had commanded them not to do so.

  • Ps 81:12
    66%

    12But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.

  • Job 32:9
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    9It is not merely the old who are wise, nor the aged who understand what is right.

  • 1 Sam 25:8
    66%

    8Ask your servants, and they will confirm this. Therefore, may my men find favor in your eyes, because we have come on a festive day. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son, David.’"