1 Kings 12:8
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:”1 Kings 12:8
What Does 1 Kings 12:8 Mean?
1 Kings 12:8 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 12, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 12:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 13:20“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”Proverbs 19:20“Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.”1 Kings 12:28“Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”1 Chronicles 19:3“But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”2 Chronicles 10:8“But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.”2 Chronicles 25:15“Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?”Proverbs 1:2“To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;”Proverbs 1:25“But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:”Proverbs 1:30“They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.”Proverbs 25:12“As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.”Ecclesiastes 10:2“A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.”Hosea 6:10“I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.”Genesis 41:46“And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.”
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