2 Chronicles 10:6

2 Chronicles 10:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How would you advise me to answer these people?” he asked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, "How do you advise me to answer this people?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, saying, “How do you advise me to answer these people?”

Context of 2 Chronicles 10:6

4‘Your father caused us to work too hard. Please make the work easier for us. If you do that, we will serve you as our king.’ 5Rehoboam answered them, ‘Go away for three days. Then come back to me.’ So the people went away. Then King Rehoboam went to talk to the older advisors who had served his father Solomon. He asked them, ‘What answer should I give to these people?’ 7They replied, ‘If you agree to be kind to these people and help them, they will always serve you as their king. So do what they are asking you to do.’ 8But Rehoboam did not agree with their advice. Instead he talked to some younger men. They had been his friends since they were young and now they were his advisors.

2 Chronicles 10:6 word by word

וַיִּוָּעַ֞ץ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֗ם אֶת־הַזְּקֵנִים֙ אֲשֶׁר־הָי֣וּ עֹֽמְדִ֗ים לִפְנֵי֙ שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה אָבִ֔יו בִּֽהְיֹת֥וֹ חַ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר אֵ֚יךְ אַתֶּ֣ם נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב לָֽעָם־הַזֶּ֖ה דָּבָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
• took counselיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• with the oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• men that had stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• while he yet livedחַיchay · aliveH2416
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Whatאֵיךְ'êyk 'êykâh 'êykâkâh · how?H349
• to returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
• answerדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• to this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 10:6

• Job 12:12Old people are often wise. People who have lived for a long time understand things better.
• Job 32:7I thought, “Older men should speak. They have lived for many years and they should share their wisdom.”
• Proverbs 12:15Foolish people always do what seems right to them. But wise people listen to advice from others.
• Proverbs 19:20Accept advice and good teaching. Then you will become wise one day.
• Proverbs 27:10Do not forget your friends or your father's friends. If you are in trouble, do not ask your relatives to help you. A friend who is a neighbour will be more help than a relative who lives far away.
• Jeremiah 42:2They said to Jeremiah, ‘Please listen to us. Pray to the Lord your God for those of us who remain alive. You can see that only a few of us remain from the many people that we were before.
• 2 Samuel 1:20Do not tell the people in Gath about it. Do not tell the news in the streets of Ashkelon. If you do, the daughters of the Philistines will sing with joy. Yes, those foreign people who do not worship God will be happy.
• 2 Samuel 17:5But Absalom said, ‘Send Hushai the Arkite to me. We should hear what advice he gives us.’

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 The narrative of Kings (marginal reference) is repeated with only slight verbal differences.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The older men of Israel were different from officials, nobles, and guardians (Judges 8:14; 1 Kings 21:8; 2 Kings 10:5) who held government positions. These elders traditionally had significant influence on royal decisions. When Ben-hadad, king of Aram, attacked Samaria, the elders of Samaria firmly rejected his harsh surrender terms (1 Kings 20:7–9). Earlier, during Absalom's revolt against David, the elders of Israel played a key role in important…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-152Ch 10:1-15. Rehoboam Refusing the Old Men's Good Counsel. 1. Rehoboam went to Shechem--(See on 1Ki 12:1). This chapter is, with a few verbal alterations, the same as in 1Ki 12:1-19.Read the comment

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• Rehoboam
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• Advice
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• Adoniram
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings