Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Took counsel

Job 12:12
Wisdom is found with the elderly,
and understanding comes with long life.
Job 32:7
I thought that age should speak
and maturity should teach wisdom.
Proverbs 12:15
A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,
but whoever listens to counsel is wise.
Proverbs 19:20
Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life.
Proverbs 27:10
Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Jeremiah 42:2
Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the Lord your God on our behalf, on behalf of this entire remnant (for few of us remain out of the many, as you can see with your own eyes),

What counsel

2 Samuel 16:20
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me your advice. What should we do?”
2 Samuel 17:5
Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite also. Let’s hear what he has to say as well.”

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