Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

Bible References

When

2 Chronicles 13:7
and worthless men gathered about him, scoundrels, who proved too strong for Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and timid and could not hold his own against them.
2 Chronicles 33:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 36:2
Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 3:4
And I will make mere lads their princes,
And capricious children will rule over them,

And

Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
Isaiah 5:11
Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink,
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
Isaiah 28:7
And these also reel with wine and stagger from strong drink:
The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink,
They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink;
They reel while having visions,
They totter when rendering judgment.
Hosea 7:5
On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine;
He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

In the

Jeremiah 21:12
O house of David, thus says the Lord:
Administer justice every morning;
And deliver the person who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor,
That My wrath may not go forth like fire
And burn with none to extinguish it,
Because of the evil of their deeds.