6And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?
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I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: …
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. …
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)We may observe here, 1. The wisest and best cannot give every body content. Solomon enriched and advanced his kingdom, did all (one would think) that could be done to make then happy and easy; and yet either he was indiscreet in burdening them with the imposition of taxes and services, or at least there was some colour of reason to think him so. No man is perfectly wise. It is probable that it was…
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