2 Chronicles 10:9
He asked them,“How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me,‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?”
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- 2 Sam 17:5-6 : 5 But Absalom said,“Call for Hushai the Arkite, and let’s hear what he has to say.” 6 So Hushai came to Absalom. Absalom said to him,“Here is what Ahithophel has advised. Should we follow his advice? If not, what would you recommend?”
- 1 Kgs 22:6-8 : 6 So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them,“Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” They said,“Attack! The Sovereign One will hand it over to the king.” 7 But Jehoshaphat asked,“Is there not a prophet of the LORD still here, that we may ask him?” 8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat,“There is still one man through whom we can seek the LORD’s will. But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat said,“The king should not say such things.”
- 2 Chr 10:6 : 6 King 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?”
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- 1 Kgs 12:3-119 verses96%
3 They 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.”
5 He said to them,“Go away for three days, then return to me.” So the people went away.
6 King 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?”
7 They 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.”
8 But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.
9 He asked them,“How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me,‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?”
10 The 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!
11 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.’”
- 2 Chr 10:10-112 verses89%
10 The 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!
11 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.’”
- 2 Chr 10:3-86 verses81%
3 They 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.”
5 He said to them,“Go away for three days, then return to me.” So the people went away.
6 King 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?”
7 They 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.”
8 But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.
- 1 Kgs 12:13-142 verses77%
13 The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men
14 and 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.”
- 2 Chr 10:13-142 verses76%
13 The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men
14 and 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.”
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12 But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife?
13 Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”
14 You replied to me that what I had said to you was good.
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22 They will judge the people under normal circumstances, and every difficult case they will bring to you, but every small case they themselves will judge, so that you may make it easier for yourself, and they will bear the burden with you.
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9 So now do as they say. But you must warn them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.”
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17 He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants.
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7 They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
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18 When your people say to you,‘Will you not tell us what these things mean?’
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11 The Lord Encourages Isaiah Indeed this is what the LORD told me quite forcefully. He warned me not to act like these people: