Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, ‘Give me your advice. What should we do? ’
2 Chronicles 10:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had attended his father Solomon when he was alive, asking, ‘How do you advise me to respond to this people? ’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who stood before Solomon his father while he was alive, saying, What counsel do you give me in reply to the people? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon when he was alive. “What do you advise?” Rehoboam asked. “How should I respond to these people?” Catholic Public Domain Version he took counsel with the elders, who had stood before his father Solomon while he was still living, saying, "What counsel would you give to me, so that I may respond to the people?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He took counsel with the ancients, who had stood before his father Solomon, while he yet lived, saying: What counsel give you to me, that I may answer the people? |
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, ‘Give me your advice. What should we do? ’
Rehoboam replied, ‘Return to me in three days.’ So the people left.
A fool’s way is right in his own eyes, but whoever listens to counsel is wise.
Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life. ,
Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend, and don’t go to your brother’s house in your time of calamity; better a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.
You have gone astray at the cost of your lives because you are the ones who sent me to the Lord your God, saying, “Pray to the Lord our God on our behalf, and as for all that the Lord our God says, tell it to us, and we’ll act accordingly.”