1 Kings 12:6

Easy To Read Version

There were some older men who had helped Solomon make decisions when he was alive. So King Rehoboam asked these men what he should do. He said, “How do you think I should answer these people?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:20

Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Please tell us what we should do.”

2 Samuel 17:5

But Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Arkite. I also want to hear what he says.”

1 Kings 10:8

Your wives [128] and officers are very fortunate! They can serve you and hear your wisdom every day!

1 Kings 4:1

King Solomon ruled all the people of Israel.

1 Kings 4:2

These are the names of his leading officials that helped him rule:

Job 12:12

\{We say,\}\par ‘Wisdom is to be found in old people.\par Long life brings understanding.’\par

Job 32:7

I thought to myself,\par ‘Older people should speak first.\par Older people have lived many years.\par So they have learned many things.’\par

Proverbs 27:10

Don’t forget your friends and your father’s friends. And if you have trouble, don’t go far away to your brother’s house for help. It is better to ask a neighbor that is near you than to go far away to your brother.

Jeremiah 43:2

Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and some other men were proud and stubborn. Those people became angry at Jeremiah. Those men said to Jeremiah, “Jeremiah, you are lying! The Lord our God didn’t send you to say to us, ‘You people must not go to Egypt to live there.’