Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.
Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he
So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled
Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in Dav
For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out a
And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundr
Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent th
A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.
“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve ot
Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “
When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight agains