New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Chronicles 10:6
6Then King Rehoboam 1consulted with the elders who had 2served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, “How do you counsel me to answer this people?”
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 made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.” 5He said to them, “Return to me again in three days.” So the people departed. Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, “How do you counsel me to answer this people?” 7They spoke to him, saying, “If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.” 8But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 102 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
- Then Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
- consultedיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
- with the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
- whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- hadהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- servedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- servedפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- while he was still aliveחַיchay · aliveH2416
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Howאֵיךְ'êyk 'êykâh 'êykâkâh · how?H349
- to answerשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
- to answerדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 10:6
- Job 12:12Wisdom is with aged men, With long life is understanding.
- Job 32:7I thought age should speak, And increased years should teach wisdom.
- Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.
- Proverbs 19:20Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days.
- Proverbs 27:10Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
- Jeremiah 42:2and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our petition come before you, and pray for us to the Lord your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a few out of many, as your own eyes now see us,
- 2 Samuel 1:20Tell it not in Gath, Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, Or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, The daughters of the uncircumcised will exult.
- 2 Samuel 17:5Then Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say.”
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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- 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
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