1 Kings 12:13

Brenton's Septuagint

And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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,

King James Version
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,

New Century Version
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

Amplified Bible
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,

Geneva Bible (1587)
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,

Contemporary English Version
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,

Darby Translation
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.

George Lamsa Translation
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,

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.

Literal Translation
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,

American Standard Version
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;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
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;

King James Version (1611)
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsooke the old mens counsell that they gaue him:

English Revised Version
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

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;

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Webster's Bible Translation
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,

New King James Version
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

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.

New Revised Standard
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;

Douay-Rheims Bible
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,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,

Contextual Overview

¹ And king Roboam goes to Sikima; for all Israel were coming to Sikima to make him king. ³ And the people spoke to king Roboam, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy; ⁴ but do thou now lighten somewhat of the hard service of thy father, and of his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve thee. ⁵ And he said to them, Depart for three days, and return to me. And they departed. ⁶ And the king referred the matter to the elders, who stood before Solomon his father while he was yet living, saying, How do ye advise that I should answer this people? ⁷ And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt this day be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them, and wilt speak to them good words, then will they be thy servants continually. ⁸ But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they gave him, and consulted with the young men who were brought up with him, who stood in his presence. ⁹ And he said to them, What counsel do ye give? And what shall I answer to this people who speak to me, saying, Lighten somewhat of the yoke which thy father has put upon us? ¹⁰ 012 ¹¹ And whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I also will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

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
And Abram and Nachor took to themselves wives, the name of the wife of Abram was Sara, and the name of the wife of Nachor, Malcha, daughter of Arrhan, and he was the father of Malcha, the father of Jescha.

Genesis 12:3
And I will bless those that bless thee, and curse those that curse thee, and in thee shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 12:5
And Abram took Sara his wife, and Lot the son of his brother, and all their possessions, as many as they had got, and every soul which they had got in Charrhan, and they went forth to go into the land of Chanaan.

Genesis 12:6
And Abram traversed the land lengthwise as far as the place Sychem, to the high oak, and the Chananites then inhabited the land.

Genesis 12:8
And he departed thence to the mountain eastward of Baethel, and there he pitched his tent in Baethel near the sea, and Aggai toward the east, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called on the name of the Lord.

Genesis 12:12
It shall come to pass then that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they shall say, This is his wife, and they shall slay me, but they shall save thee alive.

Genesis 12:13
Say, therefore, I am his sister, that it may be well with me on account of thee, and my soul shall live because of thee.

Genesis 20:2
And Abraam said concerning Sarrha his wife, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerara sent and took Sarrha.

Genesis 20:5
Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this.

Genesis 26:7
And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebecca his wife, and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the place should slay him because of Rebecca, because she was fair.

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.