Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 10:6

"And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?" — 2 Chronicles 10:6 (ASV)

Before Solomon. — “Liphnê Sh’lomoh” is the common formula for “‘ eth-p’nê Sh’lomoh’” (Kings).

To return answer to ... —Literally, to return to this people a word; Kings, “to return this people a word” (double accusative)—a construction preserved in 2 Chronicles 10:9 below.