2 Chronicles 10:13

“And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,”

"And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men," - 2 Chronicles 10:13
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What does 2 Chronicles 10:13 mean?

The verse "And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men," from 2 Chronicles 10:13 in the King James Version of the Bible, is part of the story about the division of the kingdom of Israel. This verse is just one piece of a much larger…

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The Perils of Rejecting Wise Counsel

The story of King Rehoboam in 2 Chronicles 10 offers a profound insight into the consequences of turning away from wise and experienced counsel. In 2 Chronicles 10:13 (KJV), it states, "And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men."…

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A Prayer for Wisdom and Discernment

Heavenly Father, In this moment of prayer, we come before You with deep reverence and a heart yearning for wisdom, especially as we reflect on the account of King Rehoboam found in 2 Chronicles 10:13, "And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of…

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1 Chronicles 10:13 - "¶ So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;"
2 Chronicles 10:19 - "And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day."
2 Chronicles 2:13 - "And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,"
2 Chronicles 13:13 - "¶ But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them."
2 Chronicles 29:13 - "And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:"
2 Chronicles 33:10 - "And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken."
2 Chronicles 20:13 - "And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children."
2 Chronicles 13:16 - "And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand."
1 Chronicles 2:13 - "¶ And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,"
2 Chronicles 11:10 - "And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities."
2 Chronicles 10:1 - "And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king."
2 Chronicles 10:5 - "And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed."
1 Chronicles 2:10 - "And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;"
2 Chronicles 13:1 - "Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah."
2 Chronicles 16:13 - "¶ And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign."
2 Chronicles 11:13 - "¶ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts."
2 Chronicles 10:17 - "But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them."
1 Chronicles 13:10 - "And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God."
2 Chronicles 10:3 - "And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,"
2 Chronicles 4:10 - "And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south."
2 Chronicles 18:13 - "And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak."