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Contemporary English Version

2 Chronicles 10:13

Rehoboam ignored the advice of the older advisors. He spoke bluntly

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Candidate;   Jeroboam;   Rehoboam;   Rulers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jeroboam;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Rehoboam ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Rehoboam;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the elders’ advice
Hebrew Names Version
The king answered them roughly; and king Rechav`am forsook the counsel of the old men,
King James Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
English Standard Version
And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men,
New Century Version
King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to them, because he had rejected the advice of the elders.
New English Translation
The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men
Amplified Bible
The king answered them harshly, for King Rehoboam rejected the counsel of the elders.
New American Standard Bible
The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam ignored the advice of the elders.
World English Bible
The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King answered them sharply: and King Rehoboam left the counsel of the ancient men,
Legacy Standard Bible
And the king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders,
Berean Standard Bible
And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders
Complete Jewish Bible
and the king answered them harshly. Abandoning the advice of the older men, King Rechav‘am
Darby Translation
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the advice of the old men,
Easy-to-Read Version
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 them with harsh words; and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Good News Translation
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,
Lexham English Bible
And the king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the advice of the elders.
Literal Translation
And the king answered them sharply, and King Rehoboam left the counsel of the aged men,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the kynge gaue the an harde answere. And Roboa the kynge forsoke ye councell of the Elders,
American Standard Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Bible in Basic English
And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king aunswered them cruelly: and king Rehoboam left the counsaile of the aged men,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
King James Version (1611)
And the king answered them roughly, and king Rehoboam forsooke the counsell of the old men,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king answered harshly; and king Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
English Revised Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And `the kyng answeride harde thingis, after that he hadde forsake the counsel of the eldere men,
Update Bible Version
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
New King James Version
Then the king answered them roughly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders,
New Living Translation
But Rehoboam spoke harshly to them, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors
New Life Bible
The king answered them with strong words. King Rehoboam did not listen to the wise words of the leaders.
New Revised Standard
The king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king answered them harshly, - and King Rehoboam declined the counsel of the old men;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king answered roughly, leaving the counsel of the ancients.
Revised Standard Version
And the king answered them harshly, and forsaking the counsel of the old men,
Young's Literal Translation
And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders.

Contextual Overview

12 Three days later, Jeroboam and the others came back. 13 Rehoboam ignored the advice of the older advisors. He spoke bluntly 14 and told them exactly what his own advisors had suggested. He said: "My father made you work hard, but I'll make you work even harder. He punished you with whips, but I'll use whips with pieces of sharp metal!" 15When the people realized that Rehoboam would not listen to them, they shouted: "We don't have to be loyal to David's family. We can do what we want. Come on, people of Israel, let's go home! Rehoboam can rule his own people." Adoniram was in charge of the work force, and Rehoboam sent him to talk to the people. But they stoned him to death. Then Rehoboam ran to his chariot and hurried back to Jerusalem. Everyone from Israel's northern tribes went home, leaving Rehoboam to rule only the people from Judah. And since that day, the people of Israel have been opposed to David's descendants in Judah. All of this happened just as Ahijah the Lord 's prophet from Shiloh had told Jeroboam.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

answered: Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:30, Exodus 10:28, 1 Samuel 25:10, 1 Samuel 25:11, 1 Kings 20:6-11, Proverbs 15:1

forsook: 2 Chronicles 10:8, Proverbs 19:27

Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 2:19 - who knoweth James 3:6 - the tongue

Cross-References

Jeremiah 46:9
Go ahead, Egypt. Tell your chariots and cavalry to attack and fight hard. Order your troops to march out, with Ethiopians and Libyans carrying shields, and the Lydians armed with bows and arrows.
Ezekiel 30:5
Soldiers hired from Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, Arabia, Kub, as well as from Israel, will die in that battle.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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