2 Chronicles 10:8

8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who were brought up with him, who stood before him.

2 Chronicles 10:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 12:8

(See Gill on 1 Kings 12:8).

2 Chronicles 10:8 In-Context

6 And King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, "What counsel give ye me to return an answer to this people?"

7 And they spoke unto him, saying, "If thou be kind to this people and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever."

8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who were brought up with him, who stood before him.

9 And he said unto them, "What advice give ye that we may return an answer to this people who have spoken to me, saying, `Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father put upon us'?"

10 And the young men who were brought up with him spoke unto him, saying, "Thus shalt thou answer the people who spoke unto thee, saying, `Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us' -- thus shalt thou say unto them, `My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.