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.

But he forsook {H5800} the counsel {H6098} which the old men {H2205} gave {H3289} him, and took counsel {H3289} with the young men {H3206} that were brought up {H1431} with him, that stood {H5975} before {H6440} him.

But he didn't take the advice the older men gave him; instead he consulted the young men he had grown up with, who were now his attendants.

But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 1:25 (4 votes)

    But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

  • 2 Samuel 17:14 (4 votes)

    And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite [is] better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:2 (2 votes)

    A wise man's heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:3 (2 votes)

    Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he [is] a fool.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:15 (2 votes)

    Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?

  • 2 Chronicles 25:16 (2 votes)

    And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that [the king] said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:16 (2 votes)

    ¶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!