2 Chronicles 10:6 - Easy To Read Version Then King Rehoboam talked with the older men who had served his father Solomon in the past. Rehoboam said to them, “What do you advise me to say to those people?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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? |
Rehoboam said to them, “Come back to me after three days.” So the people went away.
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
A foolish person always thinks his own way is best. But a wise person listens to the things other people tell him.
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.