But he abandoned 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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But he abandoned 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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But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
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But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.
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- 2 Samuel 17:14 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.
- Proverbs 1:25 but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;
- 2 Chronicles 25:15-16 Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned 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?” As he talked with him, 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.”
- Proverbs 9:9 Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
- Proverbs 13:20 One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
- Proverbs 19:20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.
- Proverbs 25:12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
- Ecclesiastes 10:2-3 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left. Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
- Ecclesiastes 10:16 Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
- Isaiah 30:1 “Woe to the rebellious children”, says Yahweh, “who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, that stood by him, that is, which were…
Or, that stood by him, that is, which were of his counsel and secrets.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 10:8 But he forsook the counsel which the…
2Ch 10:8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
Ver. 8. The young men … that stood before him.] Qui erant illi ab auribus, a Consilio, poculis.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. were brought up with him] R.V. were grown…
8. were brought up with him] R.V. were grown up with him.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (8) That stood before him.—The chronicler has omitted a…
(8) That stood before him.—The chronicler has omitted a redundant expression (‘asher).
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Rehoboam ignored the advice
Rehoboam ignored the advice
"Rehoboam did not follow the advice"
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who had grown up with him, who stood before him
"who were his long-time friends, and who advised him"
Lighten the yoke that your father put on us
To "lighten the yoke" is a metaphor that represents easing the burden. See how you translated a similar phrase in 2 Chronicles 10:4. AT: "Do not treat us as cruelly as your father did" or "Do not force us to work as hard as your father did" (See: Metaphor)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:8 Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began…
10:8 Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign (12:13), so the young men who had grown up with him were not novices. They might have been royal princes, sons of Solomon’s other wives. It was natural for them to have a role in Rehoboam’s government, as shown by his promotion of his son Abijah (11:22). Referring to these princes as “young” might have been a comment on the value of their advice, because the young were not viewed as being wise (see Job 12:12).
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