2 Chronicles 10:13

Rehoboam's Debacle

¹² So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come to me again on the third day. ¹³ And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men, ¹⁴ But gave them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

Counsel of the Elders

No

Rehoboam

Genesis 42:7

And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.

Genesis 42:30

The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

Exodus 10:28

And Pharaoh said to him, Go away from me, take care that you come not again before me; for the day when you see my face again will be your last.

1 Samuel 25:10-11

And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters.

1 Kings 20:6-11

But I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, to make a search through your house and the houses of your people, and everything which is pleasing in your eyes they will take away in their hands.

2 Chronicles 10:8

But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, but went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him.

Proverbs 15:1

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

Proverbs 19:27

A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.