Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
What advice
Ease
General references
Bible References
What advice
2 Chronicles 10:6
King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them, "How do you advise me to answer these people?"
2 Samuel 17:5
But Absalom said, "Call for Hushai the Arkite, and let's hear what he has to say."
1 Kings 22:6
So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them, "Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?" They said, "Attack! The sovereign one will hand it over to the king."
Ease
2 Chronicles 10:4
"Your father made us work too hard! Now if you lighten the demands he made and don't make us work as hard, we will serve you."
General references
1 Kings 12:9
He asked them, "How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, 'Lessen the demands your father placed on us'?"