2 Chronicles 10:13
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
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We may learn here, 1. That when public affairs are in a ferment violent proceedings do but make bad worse. Rough answers (such as Rehoboam here gave) do but stir up anger and bring oil to the flames.…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
answered them roughly It was difficult for the son of so powerful a king as Solomon to realise that there was any necessity for a soft answer. Solomon had put down Israelite discontent by driving…
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