Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
In the
Bible References
When
2 Chronicles 13:7
There were gathered to him worthless men, base fellows, who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
2 Chronicles 33:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 36:2
Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 3:4
I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them.
And
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Isaiah 5:11
Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!
Isaiah 28:7
They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment.
Hosea 7:5
On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.
In the
Jeremiah 21:12
House of David, thus says Yahweh, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.