2 Chronicles 10:8

6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

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.

9 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.
BLB
And he rejected the counsel of the elders who had counseled him, and he counseled with the young men who had grown up with him, those standing before him.
ÅB
Men han aktet ikke på det råd som de gamle hadde gitt ham, men rådførte seg med de unge, som var vokst opp sammen med ham, og som nå var i hans tjeneste.
OTB
Men han forlot de eldres råd som de hadde gitt ham, og rådførte seg med de unge mennene som vokste opp med ham og tjente ham.
B1930
Men han aktet ikke på det råd som de gamle hadde gitt ham, men rådførte sig med de unge, som var vokset op sammen med ham, og som nu var i hans tjeneste.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 17:14

    And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

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  • Proverbs 1:25

    But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

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  • Proverbs 9:9

    Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

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  • 2 Chronicles 25:15–16

    Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?

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  • Proverbs 19:20

    Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

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  • Proverbs 25:12

    As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

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  • Isaiah 30:1

    Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

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  • Ecclesiastes 10:2–3

    A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.

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