2 Chronicles 10:1-19 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.… So did our King Richard II., to his utter ruin. So Xerxes despised the grave counsel of his uncle Artabanus, and was led wholly by the young Mardonius to the loss of all. The like is reported of Dionysius, king of Sicily; Croesus, king of Lydia; Nero, emperor of Rome; James that reigned in Scotland in Edward IV's time; and Lantrer, of whom it is reported that he lost the kingdom of Naples from the French king, his master, and all that he had in Italy, because he would not ask nor follow the advice of those who were wiser than himself. (J. Trapp.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.WEB: Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. |
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