2 Chronicles 10:6

Holy Bible: 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 the people?”

Cross References

Job 32:7

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

Jeremiah 42:20

you are making a mistake that will cause your deaths. You sent me to the Lord your God. You said to me, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us. Tell us everything the Lord our God says to do. We will obey him.’

Proverbs 27:10

Don’t forget your own friends or your father’s friends. If you have a problem, go to your neighbor for help. It is better to ask a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and accept discipline; then you, too, will become wise.

Proverbs 12:15

Fools always think their own way is best, but wise people listen to what others tell them.

2 Samuel 16:20

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

2 Chronicles 10:5

Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days, and I will answer you.” So the people left.