2 Chronicles 10:13

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men;

Cross References

Genesis 42:30

“The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and charged us with spying on the land.

Genesis 42:7

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he said. They said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”

2 Chronicles 10:12

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had said, “Come to me again the third day.”

2 Chronicles 10:14

he spoke to them in accordance with the advice of the young men, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

2 Chronicles 10:8

But he rejected the advice that the older men gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and now attended him.

Exodus 10:28

Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Take care that you do not see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.”

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.

Proverbs 19:27

My child, stop ignoring instruction, straying from words of knowledge.