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2 Chronicles 10:8 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

8 And he forsaketh the counsel of the aged men that they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, those standing before him,

Cross Reference

2 Samuel 17:14 YLT

And Absalom saith -- and all the men of Israel -- `Better `is' the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;' and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah's bringing unto Absalom the evil.

2 Chronicles 25:15-16 YLT

And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Amaziah, and He sendeth unto him a prophet, and he saith unto him, `Why hast thou sought the gods of the people that have not delivered their people out of thy hand?' And it cometh to pass, in his speaking unto him, that he saith to him, `For a counsellor to the king have we appointed thee? cease for thee; why do they smite thee?' And the prophet ceaseth, and saith, `I have known that God hath counselled to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.'

Proverbs 1:25 YLT

And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.

Proverbs 9:9 YLT

Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

Proverbs 13:20 YLT

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

Proverbs 19:20 YLT

Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 25:12 YLT

A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, `Is' the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

Ecclesiastes 10:2-3 YLT

The heart of the wise `is' at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left. And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He `is' a fool.'

Ecclesiastes 10:16 YLT

Wo to thee, O land, when thy king `is' a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.

Isaiah 30:1 YLT

Wo `to' apostate sons, The affirmation of Jehovah! To do counsel, and not from Me, And to spread out a covering, and not of My spirit, So as to add sin to sin.

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 10 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


CHAPTER 10

2Ch 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.

3. And they sent—rather, "for they had sent," &c. This is stated as the reason of Jeroboam's return from Egypt.

7. If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them—In the Book of Kings [1Ki 12:7], the words are, "If thou wilt be a servant unto this people, and wilt serve them." The meaning in both is the same, namely, If thou wilt make some reasonable concessions, redress their grievances, and restore their abridged liberties, thou wilt secure their strong and lasting attachment to thy person and government.

15-17. the king hearkened not unto the people, for the cause was of God—Rehoboam, in following an evil counsel, and the Hebrew people, in making a revolutionary movement, each acted as free agents, obeying their own will and passions. But God, who permitted the revolt of the northern tribes, intended it as a punishment of the house of David for Solomon's apostasy. That event demonstrates the immediate superintendence of His providence over the revolutions of kingdoms; and thus it affords an instance, similar to many other striking instances that are found in Scripture, of divine predictions, uttered long before, being accomplished by the operation of human passions, and in the natural course of events.