2 Chronicles 13:7

World English Bible (2000)

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.

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  • 2 Chr 12:13 : 13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
  • Judg 9:4 : 4 They gave him seventy [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
  • Judg 11:3 : 3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and lived in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
  • 1 Sam 22:2 : 2 Everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented, gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
  • 1 Kgs 21:10 : 10 Set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, 'You cursed God and the king!' Then carry him out, and stone him to death."
  • 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 The two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him. The base fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king!" Then they carried him out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.
  • 2 Chr 10:16 : 16 When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, "What portion have we in David? Neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David." So all Israel departed to their tents.
  • 2 Chr 11:1-4 : 1 When Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. 2 But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 3 "Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4 'Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Return every man to his house; for this thing is of me."'" So they listened to the words of Yahweh, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
  • Deut 13:13 : 13 Certain base fellows are gone out from the midst of you, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods," which you have not known;
  • Job 30:8 : 8 They are children of fools, yes, children of base men. They were flogged out of the land.
  • Ps 26:4 : 4 I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.
  • Prov 12:11 : 11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
  • Prov 28:19 : 19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
  • Eccl 10:16 : 16 Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
  • Isa 3:4 : 4 I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them.
  • Acts 17:5 : 5 But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
  • Titus 1:10 : 10 For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
  • Heb 5:12 : 12 For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

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  • 1 Kgs 12:20-21
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  • 2 Chr 10:13-14
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    3 and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

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  • 1 Kgs 11:27-28
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    27 This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.

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    14 He did that which was evil, because he didn't set his heart to seek Yahweh.

  • 1 Kgs 12:17
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    17 But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

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    22 Then all the wicked men and base fellows, of those who went with David, answered and said, "Because they didn't go with us, we will not give them anything of the spoil that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and depart."

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    23 "Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying,

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    17 But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

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