1 Kings 1:12; 1 Kings 12:6; 1 Kings 12:8; 1 Kings 12:9; 1 Kings 12:13; 1 Kings 12:28

1 Kings 1:12

12 Now then, let me advise you how you can save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

1 Kings 12:6

6 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.

1 Kings 12:8

8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

1 Kings 12:9

9 He asked them, “What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”

1 Kings 12:13

13 The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,

1 Kings 12:28

28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”