II Chronicles 10:9
The Scripture
(9) 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?
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Second Chronicles 10 recounts the kingdom's division, as Rehoboam goes to Shechem to be made king and Jeroboam returns from Egypt to lead the people's request to lighten Solomon's heavy yoke. Rehoboam rejects the elders' gentle counsel and follows the young men's harsh advice, vowing to chastise the people with scorpions. Israel rebels, stones Rehoboam's taskmaster Hadoram, and drives the king to flee to Jerusalem, leaving only Judah loyal to the house of David.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Chronicles 10:6II Samuel 17:5II Samuel 17:6I Kings 22:6I Kings 22:7I Kings 22:8
Related verses (shared words)
Song of Solomon 6:13II Chronicles 10:4Jeremiah 15:19Jeremiah 44:14Ezekiel 16:55Malachi 3:7