2 Chronicles 10:8

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.

2 Chronicles 10:8 in Other Translations

8 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.

8 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.

8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers.

8 But he rejected the counsel of the elders and asked the young men he'd grown up with who were now currying his favor,

8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

8 But he ignored the advice the older leaders gave him. He sought advice from the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

8 But he rejected the advice of the elders who had advised him and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him, the ones serving him.

8 But Rehoboam didn't accept the advice the elders gave him. He asked for advice from the young men who had grown up with him and were now serving 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 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.

7 They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.”

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.

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’?”

10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, “The people have said to you, ‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke lighter.’ Now tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Samuel 17:14
• 2. Proverbs 13:20