1 Kings 12:13

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The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

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  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.
  • Gen 16:6 : 6 Abram said to Sarai,“Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.
  • Gen 42:7 : 7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked,“Where do you come from?” They answered,“From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food.”
  • Gen 42:30 : 30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.
  • Exod 5:2 : 2 But Pharaoh said,“Who is the LORD that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the LORD, and I will not release Israel!”
  • Exod 10:28 : 28 Pharaoh said to him,“Go from me! Watch out for yourself! Do not appear before me again, for when you see my face you will die!”
  • Judg 12:1-6 : 1 Civil Strife Mars the Victory The Ephraimites assembled and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah,“Why did you go and fight with the Ammonites without asking us to go with you? We will burn your house down right over you!” 2 Jephthah said to them,“My people and I were in a struggle and the Ammonites were oppressing me greatly. I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power. 3 When I saw that you were not going to help, I risked my life and advanced against the Ammonites, and the LORD handed them over to me. Why have you come up to fight with me today?” 4 Jephthah assembled all the men of Gilead and they fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because the Ephraimites insulted them, saying,“You Gileadites are refugees in Ephraim, living within Ephraim’s and Manasseh’s territory.” 5 The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Ephraim. Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive said,“Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead asked him,“Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said,“No,” 6 then they said to him,“Say‘Shibboleth!’” If he said,“Sibboleth”(and could not pronounce the word correctly), they grabbed him and executed him right there at the fords of the Jordan. On that day forty-two thousand Ephraimites fell dead.
  • 1 Sam 20:10 : 10 David said to Jonathan,“Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
  • 1 Sam 20:30-31 : 30 Saul became angry with Jonathan and said to him,“You stupid traitor! Don’t I realize that to your own disgrace and to the disgrace of your mother’s nakedness you have chosen this son of Jesse? 31 For as long as this son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established. Now, send some men and bring him to me. For he is as good as dead!”
  • 1 Sam 25:10-11 : 10 But Nabal responded to David’s servants,“Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters! 11 Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”
  • 2 Sam 19:43 : 43 The men of Israel replied to the men of Judah,“We have ten shares in the king, and we have a greater claim on David than you do! Why do you want to curse us? Weren’t we the first to suggest bringing back our king?” But the comments of the men of Judah were more severe than those of the men of Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 20:6-9 : 6 But now at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you and they will search through your palace and your servants’ houses. They will carry away all your valuables.’” 7 The king of Israel summoned all the leaders of the land and said,“Notice how this man is looking for trouble. Indeed, he demanded my wives, sons, silver, and gold, and I did not resist him.” 8 All the leaders and people said to him,“Do not give in or agree to his demands.” 9 So he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad,“Say this to my master, the king,‘I will give you everything you demanded at first from your servant, but I am unable to agree to this latest demand.’” So the messengers went back and gave their report. 10 Ben Hadad sent another message to him,“May the gods judge me severely if there is enough dirt left in Samaria for all my soldiers to scoop up in their hands.” 11 The king of Israel replied,“Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off.”
  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
  • Prov 10:32 : 32 The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
  • Prov 15:1 : 1 A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
  • Prov 18:23 : 23 A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 10:3-17
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    3They sent for him and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

    4“Your father made us work too hard! Now if you lighten the demands he made and don’t make us work as hard, we will serve you.”

    5He said to them,“Go away for three days, then return to me.” So the people went away.

    6King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them,“How do you advise me to answer these people?”

    7They said to him,“If you are fair to these people, grant their request, and are cordial to them, they will be your servants from this time forward.”

    8But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.

    9He asked them,“How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me,‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?”

    10The young advisers with whom Rehoboam had grown up said to him,“Say this to these people who have said to you,‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden’– say this to them:‘I am a lot harsher than my father!

    11My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.’”

    12Jeroboam and all the people reported to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered when he said,“Return to me on the third day.”

    13The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

    14and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said,“My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.”

    15The king refused to listen to the people, because God was instigating this turn of events so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

    16When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king,“We have no portion in David– no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” So all Israel returned to their homes.

    17(Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)

  • 1 Kgs 12:3-12
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    3They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

    4“Your father made us work too hard. Now if you lighten the demands he made and don’t make us work as hard, we will serve you.”

    5He said to them,“Go away for three days, then return to me.” So the people went away.

    6King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them,“How do you advise me to answer these people?”

    7They said to him,“Today if you will be a servant to these people and grant their request, speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants from this time forward.”

    8But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.

    9He asked them,“How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me,‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?”

    10The young advisers with whom Rehoboam had grown up said to him,“Say this to these people who have said to you,‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden.’ Say this to them:‘I am a lot harsher than my father!

    11My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.’”

    12Jeroboam and all the people reported to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered when he said,“Return to me on the third day.”

  • 1 Kgs 12:14-18
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    14and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said,“My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.”

    15The king refused to listen to the people, because the LORD was instigating this turn of events so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

    16When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king,“We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” So Israel returned to their homes.

    17(Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)

    18King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the supervisor of the work crews, out after them, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 12:1
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    1After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 12:27-28
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    73%

    27If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem, their loyalty could shift to their former master, King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”

    28After the king had consulted with his advisers, he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people,“It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

  • 2 Chr 12:5
    71%

    5Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them,“This is what the LORD says:‘You have rejected me, so I have rejected you and will hand you over to Shishak.’”

  • 2 Chr 11:3
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    3“Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin,

  • 1 Kgs 20:8
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    8All the leaders and people said to him,“Do not give in or agree to his demands.”

  • 2 Chr 13:7-8
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    7Lawless good-for-nothing men gathered around him and conspired against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man and could not resist them.

    8Now you are declaring that you will resist the LORD’s rule through the Davidic dynasty. You have a huge army, and bring with you the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

  • Hos 13:11
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    11I granted you a king in my anger, and I will take him away in my wrath!

  • 1 Kgs 11:11
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    11So the LORD said to Solomon,“Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

  • Prov 1:30
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    30they did not comply with my advice, they spurned all my rebuke.

  • 1 Kgs 12:23
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    23“Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah, and to all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the rest of the people,

  • 1 Sam 8:7
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    7The LORD said to Samuel,“Do everything the people request of you. For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king.

  • Prov 1:25
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    25and you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,

  • 2 Sam 19:43
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    43The men of Israel replied to the men of Judah,“We have ten shares in the king, and we have a greater claim on David than you do! Why do you want to curse us? Weren’t we the first to suggest bringing back our king?” But the comments of the men of Judah were more severe than those of the men of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 25:16
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    16While he was speaking, Amaziah said to him,“Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!” So the prophet stopped, but added,“I know that God has decided to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”

  • 2 Chr 12:12
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    12So when Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD relented from his anger and did not annihilate him; Judah experienced some good things.

  • 2 Chr 34:26
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    26Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the LORD:“This is what the LORD God of Israel says concerning the words you have heard:

  • Neh 9:16
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    16“But they– our ancestors– behaved presumptuously; they rebelled and did not obey your commandments.

  • 1 Kgs 12:1
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    1Rehoboam Loses His Kingdom Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.