Bible Cross References
who knoweth
Ecclesiastes 3:22
So I realized then that the best thing we can do is enjoy what we have worked for. There is nothing else we can do. There is no way for us to know what will happen after we die.
1 Kings 12:14-20
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as the younger men had advised. He said, "My father placed heavy burdens on you; I will make them even heavier. He beat you with whips; I'll flog you with bullwhips!"
15
It was the will of the LORD to bring about what he had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh. This is why the king did not pay any attention to the people.
16
When the people saw that the king would not listen to them, they shouted, "Down with David and his family! What have they ever done for us? People of Israel, let's go home! Let Rehoboam look out for himself !" So the people of Israel rebelled,
17
leaving Rehoboam as king only of the people who lived in the territory of Judah.
18
Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge of the forced labor, to go to the Israelites, but they stoned him to death. At this, Rehoboam hurriedly got in his chariot and escaped to Jerusalem.
19
Ever since that time the people of the northern kingdom of Israel have been in rebellion against the dynasty of David.
20
When the people of Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned from Egypt, they invited him to a meeting of the people and made him king of Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to David's descendants.
1 Kings 14:25-28
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In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.
26
He took away all the treasures in the Temple and in the palace, including the gold shields Solomon had made.
27
To replace them, King Rehoboam made bronze shields and entrusted them to the officers responsible for guarding the palace gates.
28
Every time the king went to the Temple, the guards carried the shields and then returned them to the guardroom.
2 Chronicles 10:13-16
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The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,
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as the younger men had advised. He said, "My father placed heavy burdens on you; I will make them even heavier. He beat you with whips; I'll flog you with bullwhips!"
15
It was the will of the LORD God to bring about what he had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh. This is why the king did not pay any attention to the people.
16
When the people saw that the king would not listen to them, they shouted, "Down with David and his family! What have they ever done for us? People of Israel, let's go home! Let Rehoboam look out for himself !" So the people of Israel rebelled,
2 Chronicles 12:9
King Shishak came to Jerusalem and took the treasures from the Temple and from the palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that King Solomon had made.
2 Chronicles 12:10
To replace them, Rehoboam made bronze shields and entrusted them to the officers responsible for guarding the palace gates.
wise under
Ecclesiastes 9:13
There is something else I saw, a good example of how wisdom is regarded in this world.
Luke 16:8
As a result the master of this dishonest manager praised him for doing such a shrewd thing; because the people of this world are much more shrewd in handling their affairs than the people who belong to the light."
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning.
James 3:17
But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy.