1 Kings 12:8
But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
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- 2 Chr 10:8 : 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
- 2 Chr 25:15-16 : 15 Therefore the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet, who said to him, "Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of your hand?" 16 It happened, as he talked with him, that [the king] said to him, "Have we made you one of the king's counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?" Then the prophet stopped, and said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel."
- Prov 1:2-5 : 2 to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding; 3 to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; 4 to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man: 5 that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
- Prov 1:25 : 25 but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;
- Prov 1:30 : 30 They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
- Prov 19:20 : 20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.
- Prov 25:12 : 12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
- Eccl 10:2-3 : 2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left. 3 Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
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- 2 Chr 10:6-105 verses97%
6 King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, "What counsel do you give me to return answer to this people?"
7 They spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
9 He said to them, "What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, 'Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?'"
10 The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall tell the people who spoke to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter on us;' thus you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.
- 1 Kgs 12:9-102 verses83%
9 He said to them, "What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, 'Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?'"
10 The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall tell this people who spoke to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us;' you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.
- 1 Kgs 12:13-142 verses81%
13 The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
14 and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."
- 2 Chr 10:13-142 verses77%
13 The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
14 and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."
- 1 Kgs 12:6-72 verses76%
6 King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, "What counsel do you give me to return answer to this people?"
7 They spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."
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8 All the elders and all the people said to him, "Don't listen, neither consent."
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4 He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.
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20 He removes the speech of those who are trusted, and takes away the understanding of the elders.
- 1 Sam 8:4-52 verses69%
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;
5 and they said to him, "Behold, you are old, and your sons don't walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."
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8 The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.
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2 I say, "Keep the king's command!" because of the oath to God.
- 1 Sam 8:11-122 verses69%
11 He said, "This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;
12 and he will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and [he will set some] to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
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14 The men sampled their provisions, and didn't ask counsel from the mouth of Yahweh.
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12 So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words.
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20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your counsel what we shall do."
- 2 Chr 13:7-82 verses68%
7 There were gathered to him worthless men, base fellows, who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
8 "Now you think to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.
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11 For Yahweh spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
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19 Listen now to my voice. I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You represent the people before God, and bring the causes to God.
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13 Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more.
- 1 Sam 8:7-82 verses68%
7 Yahweh said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to you.
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6 Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don't let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
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1 "But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.
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22 and he forsook Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn't walk in the way of Yahweh.
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2 Now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.
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12 So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.
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13 Take wise men of understanding and well known according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you."
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28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look and see your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!"
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16 It happened, as he talked with him, that [the king] said to him, "Have we made you one of the king's counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?" Then the prophet stopped, and said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel."
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12 With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.
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9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
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17 He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.
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8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore, let the young men find favor in your eyes; for we come in a good day. Please give whatever comes to your hand, to your servants, and to your son David.'"
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14 Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel." For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.
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2 the mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder,
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7 I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,