2 Chronicles 10:13 KJV
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Matthew Henry
- The ten tribes revolt from RehoboamModerate counsels are wisest and best. Gentleness will do what violence will not do. Most people like to be accosted mildly. Good words cost only a little...
Thompson Chains
- Tongue RestrainedSee the chain from Psalms 34:13 · 3 links
Cross References
- Genesis 42:7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
- Genesis 42:30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
- Exodus 10:28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
- 1 Samuel 25:10–11 And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master. …
- 1 Kings 20:6–11 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away. …
- 2 Chronicles 10:8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
- Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
- Proverbs 19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
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Topics
- Candidate Refuses to make promises
- Israel, prophecies concerning Other circumstances of his reign
- Jeroboam Recalled from Egypt by the ten tribes on account of disaffection toward Rehoboam, and made king
- Petition Rehoboam
- Rebellion Revolt of the ten tribes
- Rehoboam Refuses to reform abuses
- Rulers Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy
Kings of Israel & Judah
- RehoboamKing of Judah · 975–958 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible975–958 BC · Rehoboam reigns in Judah
Bible Dictionary
- RehoboamHe enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son. He was the son of Naamah “the Ammonitess,”...
Strong’s Numbers
- And the king מֶלֶךְ melek
- answered עָנָה ʻânâh
- them roughly קָשֶׁה qâsheh
- and king מֶלֶךְ melek
- Rehoboam רְחַבְעָם Rᵉchabʻâm
- forsook עָזַב ʻâzab
- the counsel עֵצָה ʻêtsâh
- of the old men זָקֵן zâqên
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