Verse 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’?”

Referenced Verses

• 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?”