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1 Kings 12:13
Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him
The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him,
King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to them, because he had rejected the advice the elders had given him.
The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men
The king answered the people harshly and ignored the advice which the elders had given him,
And the king answered the people harshly, for he ignored the advice of the elders which they had given him,
And the king answered the people sharpely, and left the old mens counsell that they gaue him,
And the king answered the people harshly, and he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him,
Rehoboam ignored the advice of the older advisors.
and the king answered the people harshly. Abandoning the advice the older men had given him,
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;
King Rehoboam did not listen to the advice from the older men, and he was rude to the people.
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsook the old mens counsel that they gave him;
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,
Then the king answered all the people harshly, as he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.
And the king replied to the people harshly, and forsook the counsel of the elders which they advised him,
And the kynge gaue the people an harde rough answere, and forsoke the coucell that the Elders had geuen him,
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;
And the king aunswered the people churlishly, and left the old mens counsel that they gaue him:
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsooke the old mens counsell that they gaue him:
And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
And the kyng answeride harde thingis to the puple, while the counsel of eldere men was forsakun, which thei hadden youe to hym;
And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;
But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the people, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors
And the king was hard in his answer to them. For he turned away from the wise words the leaders had given him.
The king answered the people harshly. He disregarded the advice that the older men had given him
And the king answered the people, harshly, - and declined the counsel of the elders wherewith they had counselled him;
And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel which the old men had given him,
And the king answers the people sharply, and forsakes the counsel of the elderly which they counseled him,
The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him
Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him
Hebrew Names Version
The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
King James Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
English Standard Version
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him,
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him,
New Century Version
King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to them, because he had rejected the advice the elders had given him.
King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to them, because he had rejected the advice the elders had given him.
New English Translation
The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men
The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men
Amplified Bible
The king answered the people harshly and ignored the advice which the elders had given him,
The king answered the people harshly and ignored the advice which the elders had given him,
New American Standard Bible
And the king answered the people harshly, for he ignored the advice of the elders which they had given him,
And the king answered the people harshly, for he ignored the advice of the elders which they had given him,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the king answered the people sharpely, and left the old mens counsell that they gaue him,
And the king answered the people sharpely, and left the old mens counsell that they gaue him,
Legacy Standard Bible
And the king answered the people harshly, and he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him,
And the king answered the people harshly, and he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him,
Contemporary English Version
Rehoboam ignored the advice of the older advisors.
Rehoboam ignored the advice of the older advisors.
Complete Jewish Bible
and the king answered the people harshly. Abandoning the advice the older men had given him,
and the king answered the people harshly. Abandoning the advice the older men had given him,
Darby Translation
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;
Easy-to-Read Version
King Rehoboam did not listen to the advice from the older men, and he was rude to the people.
King Rehoboam did not listen to the advice from the older men, and he was rude to the people.
George Lamsa Translation
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsook the old mens counsel that they gave him;
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsook the old mens counsel that they gave him;
Good News Translation
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,
Lexham English Bible
Then the king answered all the people harshly, as he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.
Then the king answered all the people harshly, as he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.
Literal Translation
And the king replied to the people harshly, and forsook the counsel of the elders which they advised him,
And the king replied to the people harshly, and forsook the counsel of the elders which they advised him,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge gaue the people an harde rough answere, and forsoke the coucell that the Elders had geuen him,
And the kynge gaue the people an harde rough answere, and forsoke the coucell that the Elders had geuen him,
American Standard Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
Bible in Basic English
And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;
And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king aunswered the people churlishly, and left the old mens counsel that they gaue him:
And the king aunswered the people churlishly, and left the old mens counsel that they gaue him:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;
King James Version (1611)
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsooke the old mens counsell that they gaue him:
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsooke the old mens counsell that they gaue him:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.
And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.
English Revised Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;
Berean Standard Bible
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng answeride harde thingis to the puple, while the counsel of eldere men was forsakun, which thei hadden youe to hym;
And the kyng answeride harde thingis to the puple, while the counsel of eldere men was forsakun, which thei hadden youe to hym;
Young's Literal Translation
And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,
And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,
Update Bible Version
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
World English Bible
The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
New King James Version
Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;
Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;
New Living Translation
But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the people, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors
But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the people, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors
New Life Bible
And the king was hard in his answer to them. For he turned away from the wise words the leaders had given him.
And the king was hard in his answer to them. For he turned away from the wise words the leaders had given him.
New Revised Standard
The king answered the people harshly. He disregarded the advice that the older men had given him
The king answered the people harshly. He disregarded the advice that the older men had given him
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king answered the people, harshly, - and declined the counsel of the elders wherewith they had counselled him;
And the king answered the people, harshly, - and declined the counsel of the elders wherewith they had counselled him;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
Revised Standard Version
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel which the old men had given him,
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel which the old men had given him,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,
The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,
Contextual Overview
1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. 1 Rechav`am went to Shekhem: for all Yisra'el were come to Shekhem to make him king. 1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. 1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all the Israelites had gone to make him king. 1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king. 1Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for al Israel were come to Sheche, to make him king 1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
answered: 1 Kings 20:6-11, Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:30, Exodus 5:2, Exodus 10:28, Judges 12:1-6, 1 Samuel 20:10, 1 Samuel 20:30, 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Samuel 25:10, 1 Samuel 25:11, 2 Samuel 19:43, Proverbs 10:11, Proverbs 10:32, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 18:23, Ecclesiastes 10:12, James 3:17
roughly: Heb. hardly, Genesis 16:6
forsook: Proverbs 13:20
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 12:7 - speak good Ecclesiastes 10:6 - Folly
Cross-References
Genesis 11:29
Avram and Nachor took wives. The name of Avram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nachor's wife, Milkah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Yiskah.
Avram and Nachor took wives. The name of Avram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nachor's wife, Milkah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Yiskah.
Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of the wife of Abram was Sarai, and the name of the wife of Nahor was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of the wife of Abram was Sarai, and the name of the wife of Nahor was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.
Genesis 11:29
Abram and Nahor both married. Abram's wife was named Sarai, and Nahor's wife was named Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
Abram and Nahor both married. Abram's wife was named Sarai, and Nahor's wife was named Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
Genesis 11:29
Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai (later called Sarah), and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.
Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai (later called Sarah), and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.
Genesis 11:29
Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.
Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.
Genesis 11:29
So Abram and Nahor tooke them wiues. The name of Abrams wife was Sarai, & the name of Nahors wife Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
So Abram and Nahor tooke them wiues. The name of Abrams wife was Sarai, & the name of Nahors wife Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Genesis 11:29
Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah.
Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah.
Genesis 11:29
Abram married Sarai, but she was not able to have any children. And Nahor married Milcah, who was the daughter of Haran and the sister of Iscah.
Abram married Sarai, but she was not able to have any children. And Nahor married Milcah, who was the daughter of Haran and the sister of Iscah.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the king answered the people roughly,.... In a blustering manner, gave them hard words and severe menaces, being worked up to such a spirit by his young counsellors:
and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him: to give them good words and kind promises.
