2 Chronicles 10:8

2 Chronicles 10:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

Context of 2 Chronicles 10:8

6And then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?” 7They spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to this people and please them and speak pleasant words to them, then they will be your servants always.” But he ignored the advice of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and served him. 9He said to them, “What advice do you give, so that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?” 10The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “This is what you should say to the people who spoke to you, saying: ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter for us!’ You should speak this way to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

2 Chronicles 10:8 word by word

וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב אֶת־עֲצַ֥ת הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצֻ֑הוּ וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר גָּדְל֣וּ אִתּ֔וֹ הָעֹמְדִ֖ים לְפָנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• ignoredעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• the adviceעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• they had givenיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• with the youngיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• had grownגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• and servedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• and servedפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 10:8

• 2 Chronicles 25:15So the anger of the Lord burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of the people who have not saved their own people from your hand?”
• 2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to foil the good advice of Ahithophel, in order for the Lord to bring disaster on Absalom.
• Proverbs 1:25And you neglected all my advice And did not want my rebuke;
• Proverbs 9:9Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; Teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.
• Proverbs 19:20Listen to advice and accept discipline, So that you may be wise the rest of your days.
• Proverbs 25:12Like an earring of gold and a jewelry piece of fine gold, Is a wise person who offers rebukes to a listening ear.
• Ecclesiastes 10:2A wise person’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish person’s heart directs him toward the left.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10:8

• 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. 8Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign (2 Chronicles 12:13), so the young men who grew up with him were not beginners. They might have been royal princes, sons of Solomon’s other wives. It was natural for them to have a role in Rehoboam’s government, as shown by his promotion of his son Abijah (2 Chronicles 11:22). Calling these princes "young" might have been a comment on the value of their advice, because people did not consider the…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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 10:8

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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