Quotes About Counsel

Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands.

So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam and said,

Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days.” So the people departed.

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.

But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”

And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders

Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ëI will entice him.í ëBy what means?í asked the LORD.

Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.

Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram;

After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.

While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”

Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.

So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.

Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.

His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.

The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.

Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.

He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: